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Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi
16 reviews
passionyoungwrites's review against another edition
5.0
“What is love if not a shield thrown up around you when you are too injured to throw it up yourself?”
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This memoir is written in letters. Mostly to others, but also written to themselves. They spoke on every area of their life. From family past, identity - both gender and body, suicidal ideations, self - acceptance, romantic relationships, friendships, their home life, and even the ups and downs of following purpose to include their journey in the publishing world.
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The author uses this work to explain some of the happenings in their first work, Freshwater, and how it made it into the world. Though it isn’t in a traditional format, it is definitely a great work that helps to shape and mold an image of who Akwaeke is and how they view and shape the world around them.
Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders
sophieherr's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Homophobia
mscalls's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Body horror, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, and Sexual content
ktkeps's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Medical content, Sexual content, and Transphobia
peachani's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Sexism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Racism
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Dear Senthuran was a challenging read - and I mean that in the best possible way. One of the things I love about reading is that it lets me walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. In this case it went so much further since the author experiences and perceives life in a way that is totally different to me. It’s not just their experiences that are different but their entire reality. It was a real challenge to my world view but one I gladly accepted and one which was richly rewarded. I loved seeing this strong spirit overcome challenges and adversity - on their terms. Through hard work, determination and staying true to their reality they achieved so much. The sections on buying a house and making it a home were particularly poignant. Glimpses into the publication of Freshwater, the publicity surrounding it and their subsequent career moves were very insightful - and telling of much that is wrong with the publishing world. I felt incredibly blessed by the openness with which they shared their health struggles and also their trans journey, the tenacity with which they pursued the body that fitted their reality, and the obstacles the medical system put in their way. The writing blew me away both in its power, the commanding way it demanded attention, and also it’s vulnerability as they laid bare their struggles and the toll living their reality had taken.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
hogsandwich's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
Moderate: Self harm
dre721's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria
laurenleigh's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Gore, Blood, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Fire/Fire injury
translove's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Self harm
Moderate: Medical content, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, and Transphobia