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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Manifesto is an enlightening and thoughtful memoir by Bernardine Evaristo reflecting on how factors such as her family, her different homes, relationships, theatre experience and more impacted her creative process and her career to date. I especially loved the chapter where she shared how each of her books came to be and describes her writing process. I was impressed by her persistence and her activism. Forging a career in the creative field is not easy, especially when gender and race are factored in, but she did not/could not give up and works hard to ensure that opportunities exist for other Black women as well . The grace with which she handled the issues surrounding her Booker Prize win also caught my attention. This book lacks most conventional punctuation yet I found I was quickly immersed in Bernardine’s story and I didn’t miss it. I read that a dyslexic reader was able to whizz through the book since there was no punctuation to trip her up. Something to think about especially in light of accessibility and equality for the disabled and differently abled.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Toxic relationship
nialiversuch's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny
Minor: Slavery, Cursing, and Religious bigotry
figgy_pudding's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Inspiring women who writes incredibly well! Usually I'm not into memoirs but this one was read in two days!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Toxic relationship
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