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How We Show Up: Building Community in These Fractured Times by Mia Birdsong
7 reviews
waybeyondblue's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Racism, Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
spinesinaline's review against another edition
4.0
I especially liked Birdsong’s discussion of friendships, how societal norms tend to lead people to isolate with our romantic partner but intentionally prioritizing friendships is an important step in building this community around you, and these friendships are should be just as worthy and valued as romantic relationships.
The book lends more towards a memoir at times and there were moments that felt very personal in a way that was alienating, to myself and I imagine other folks interested in building community. In one section, the author writes about a desire to have more intimate dinners with friends, a way for folks to drop in relatively unannounced so they can spend more casual time together. To do this, she emails 20 of her closest friends. Imagining twenty close friends who also happen to live in the same area so they can drop in for dinner is mind-boggling, so at times it felt like the author skipped over the initial step in building community for those who don’t already have a surrounding of dozens to hundreds of people in their lives. Still an interesting read and many points I’ll be thinking over in the future.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Racism
readingbrb's review against another edition
3.5
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, and Domestic abuse
amberinpieces's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Classism, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
skudiklier's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Grief, and Cursing
readalongwithnat's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Grief, and Rape
Mention of 9/11ctrl_shift_dlt's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer