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blackcatkai's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
CW: adultery, domestic/child abuse, sexual content, drug use/addiction, racism (use of terms like g*ps*), casual ableism (use of words like d*mb, j*nk*e), birth, mental illness, toxic relationship, self harm, sex work, gaslighting
this was a beautifully written memoir full of heartbreaking & heavy moments in the authors life but still lined with hope.
this was a beautifully written memoir full of heartbreaking & heavy moments in the authors life but still lined with hope.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Racial slurs
Minor: Colonisation and Genocide
emzireads's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use and Eating disorder
ebxydreambxy's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I read this book about a week ago and haven’t stopped thinking about it.
Abandon Me is one of the best works of nonfiction I’ve read in a long time !!!
The subtitle “Memoirs” is apt here—Abandon Me is a collection of personal essays by Melissa Febos that read link brief memoirs and are linked to one another through their exploration of those who have abandoned her, especially what these abandonments might mean in light of her identity as a Native American, Latina woman.
I always appreciate when writers of color discuss how works of the traditional Western canon have been meaningful to them. For me, their perspectives always offer an entryway into reading books that would otherwise feel inaccessible to me.
As such, I absolutely love the way Febos writes about books that have impacted her—The Book of Hours was definitely my favorite essay.
Although we are swiftly transported from intimate moments in Febos’ early childhood to her romantic relationships with men and women, each section of the book feels like a necessary history of love (or its lack).
Febos does something that few writers of lyrical prose can achieve: she creates a full narrative out of writing that reads like poetry.
Abandon Me is one of the best works of nonfiction I’ve read in a long time !!!
The subtitle “Memoirs” is apt here—Abandon Me is a collection of personal essays by Melissa Febos that read link brief memoirs and are linked to one another through their exploration of those who have abandoned her, especially what these abandonments might mean in light of her identity as a Native American, Latina woman.
I always appreciate when writers of color discuss how works of the traditional Western canon have been meaningful to them. For me, their perspectives always offer an entryway into reading books that would otherwise feel inaccessible to me.
As such, I absolutely love the way Febos writes about books that have impacted her—The Book of Hours was definitely my favorite essay.
Although we are swiftly transported from intimate moments in Febos’ early childhood to her romantic relationships with men and women, each section of the book feels like a necessary history of love (or its lack).
Febos does something that few writers of lyrical prose can achieve: she creates a full narrative out of writing that reads like poetry.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
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