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sakisreads's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Ooh! Bernardine Evaristo nailed it again with this autobiography 👏🏼 Broken down into chapters on different aspects of her life, she writes brilliantly. As a fan of ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ and ‘Mr. Loverman’, I had high expectations and she did not miss 🥰
There are obviously some content warnings required for this book. As a biracial woman (coming from a working-class background) growing up in Britain, she faces many challenges and many racist people 😫
The content warnings will be included below.
There was something rather refreshing and striking about her perspective on people though. She describes some of her relationships and admits to also being a slightly shitty person, and that’s not something people can do very often (myself included)! There is so much nuance in any relationship and so reading about her experiences felt revitalising somehow 🥹
Obviously this is not related to TMD (The Mental Dominatrix) 🥲
4 out of 5 stars for me! ✨
There are obviously some content warnings required for this book. As a biracial woman (coming from a working-class background) growing up in Britain, she faces many challenges and many racist people 😫
The content warnings will be included below.
There was something rather refreshing and striking about her perspective on people though. She describes some of her relationships and admits to also being a slightly shitty person, and that’s not something people can do very often (myself included)! There is so much nuance in any relationship and so reading about her experiences felt revitalising somehow 🥹
4 out of 5 stars for me! ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism
leanneymu's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
An interesting insight into the live and creative practise of one of our best British writers working today. Although I don't agree with all her ideas, it was an eye-opening look at how childhood, relationships and society make us into the people (and artists) we become.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Classism
therecoveringbookworm's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia