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lexiefolkerts's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent
fink1129's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
mayaism_01's review
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Abortion
stevia333k's review against another edition
3.5
So this is by an author who wanted to challenge expectations about works written by indigenous authors. (I didn't pick up on how besides various marketable narratives -- i mean this in the way that both karl marx & the austrian school of economics are considered "controversial".)
Anyways, I read the book on the basis of family building & decolonization. The part about forgiveness being done in ceremonies instead of the white idea of "letting go", especially since I've struggled with that colonial dynamic too, except as a white settler I didn't have established ceremonies for context.
Admittedly I was kind of indifferent to the poetics I guess. The intersections were interesting enough.
in the interview at the end, there's 2 notes about influences on this book that the author mentions that explained the squicks I had with this book:
- the bible (which went over my head because I'm not a Christian),
- and Adrienne Rich (I already returned my copy of this book to the library & it was an audiobook, but the way the word "man" was used felt heteronormative & that "patriarchal" could've worked better. Like I think I figured it out via like argument from analogy with like settler vs indigenous & the fact she's mainly talking about 1 man in particular, but the lack of precision felt suspicious to me, and it turned out I was right.)
Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Incest, Infidelity, Ableism, Addiction, Medical content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
spicycheesecake's review against another edition
4.75
There are many things I could not relate with, but I understood everything, and I felt like I was there -- spectating, watching, experiencing.
I've learned about myself and my own relationships just from seeing the perspectives in this book.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, Violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Cursing
Moderate: Abortion
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Self harm
Minor: Pregnancy
solenodon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Self harm
stagasaurus's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Mental illness, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Sexual content
ajoyr's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Sexism, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape and Violence