Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

3 reviews

inkerly's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Warning: This poetry book has possibly every content warning you can imagine. Read at your own discretion , and bring handkerchiefs

This is a choreopoem that shines light into the black women experience of the mid 20th century. Theres something for all black daughters, mothers, and grandmothers to resonate with and reflect on, and it’s such a aweing but sad composition of stories that leaves me feeling sad inside. I saw the Tyler Perry rendition of the book before reading this so I have a much more vivid and jarring memory of the events in the poems , but I think the Ebonics writing style , “rainbow” metaphor for the women, and tragic stories were beautifull constructed and together make a classic literary timepiece . My only reasoning for this being 4 stars is the it does get hard to read and I’m sure there are a million hidden meanings behind each line that I couldn’t decipher because of the artistic vision this poem chose to take.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Violence, and Rape

stevia333k's review against another edition

5.0

I'm not Christian, so astagfirullah, this is what i assume reading the Bible is like for some people in terms of seeing one's self & then seeing where the roads led.

It gave me perspective on dancing, it gave me perspective on why date rape was in contrast to rape instead of in contrast to rape by stranger. It gave me perspective on other people who cling to historical figures for representations of safe spaces, it gave me perspective on some of the D/V dynamics I have with my racist family right now (I'm a white settler & so are they, but I'm trans & they're cis.)

Also the July 2010 preface was so important to read, I'm very thankful it was written. It gives guidance on how to adapt this for a variety of races women are. As a white settler disabled trans woman working on becoming a welcome guest & not connected to theater/performance people (I still need to look up performances/adaptations.) This felt important because I needed to read a lot of the book outloud to get a sense of the poetry, and some of the words I do not feel comfortable saying especially as a white woman instead of a woman of color.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Gore, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Abortion, Addiction, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, and Drug abuse

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Addiction, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Chronic illness

Minor: Islamophobia and War