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4.49 AVERAGE
4.49 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
I couldn't make my mind up on how to rate this book, either a 3 or a 4. The story is amazing. I read it in shock most of the time, to think that this happened at the same time I was growing up. While I was reading it, I was very interested, but I found that once I put it down, I didn't have that strong urge to pick it back up and read more. I do recommend it, but I can definitely see it not being for everyone.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
This was a tough read. As I was reaching the end, I couldn’t help myself from doing a bit of cursory Googling, and I saw that some of the author’s family seem to have come forward and disagreed with her account of events. In a way, I want to believe that it’s overblown, and dramatised. It’s actively quite hard to believe this story because I don’t think I want it to be true - it’s too harrowing, it’s just plain scary in parts. But in the current climate it is easier to believe that people like this *do* exist, far removed from my own lived experience. It’s a fascinating read, and well written, if you can stomach it.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
A wonderful and insightful memoir
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Got to the point of her brother calling her the n word after being covered in grease and thought that this probably isn’t for me.
May be worth it to some others but not too interested myself.
May be worth it to some others but not too interested myself.