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mariakureads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was a fantastic read that I found myself highlighting a lot.
The first essay, Thick had me enraptured by how well versed and thought provoking it was as that's were the bulk of my highlights are. I found myself nodding along with a lot of points that Cottom made just in that opening essay. A lot of what she mentions in this first poem I understood and while I couldn't relate to every single point, but I was able to relate to some.
Her Dying to Be Competent was another essay that I was reading and taking notes as she spoke about such a personal moment in her own life and how easily Cottom was deemed incompetent for nothing more than her blackness as she states. This is one that made me angry and sad and then at a loss.
This book covers not just racism, and sexism, but how the healthcare system is a failure for women of color, most noticeably black women as well as sexual themes and misconceptions of women, in a way that not only I related to but in some cases had first hand experience in, while in others have heard about from other women. It's a read that I paused a lot while reading because of how it made me feel and think and I love that.
The first essay, Thick had me enraptured by how well versed and thought provoking it was as that's were the bulk of my highlights are. I found myself nodding along with a lot of points that Cottom made just in that opening essay. A lot of what she mentions in this first poem I understood and while I couldn't relate to every single point, but I was able to relate to some.
Her Dying to Be Competent was another essay that I was reading and taking notes as she spoke about such a personal moment in her own life and how easily Cottom was deemed incompetent for nothing more than her blackness as she states. This is one that made me angry and sad and then at a loss.
This book covers not just racism, and sexism, but how the healthcare system is a failure for women of color, most noticeably black women as well as sexual themes and misconceptions of women, in a way that not only I related to but in some cases had first hand experience in, while in others have heard about from other women. It's a read that I paused a lot while reading because of how it made me feel and think and I love that.
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
skudiklier's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I had absolutely no expectations for this book going in, other than it was a collection of essays. They were all so extremely good, and I would recommend this book to anyone.
Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
jmarsh's review
challenging
emotional
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Child death, Medical trauma, and Rape
sheistolerable's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Educational, erudite and personal.
Graphic: Child death
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