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Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie
13 reviews
blovessummer's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
An important read and very well written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
tamzen's review
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
archytas's review
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
3.5
This is an impassioned memoir: I am a little in awe at how Gorrie can write look unflinchingly at her trauma and retell it. There is much content here which can be confronting: both through the violence and abandonment in her childhood and in what she witnessed and experienced in her years in the cops. Gorrie's telling is matter of fact, even when described her own misery, anger and her strength, which shines through in spades.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Racism, and Racial slurs
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