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moosegurl's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
"The arrival of my branch of the family in Perth was the result of a journey undertaken by my great-grandmother that was not her choice. Like so many others, she was a member of the Stolen Generations, as was my grandmother after her.
People ask me sometimes if I experienced any racism when I was a kid. Questions like that always make me wonder where the other person is living. They seem to be speaking to me from some kind of magical Australia, where it's possible for an indigenous person to escape the effects of racism in a colonized land. But that's not the Australia I know. It would be surprising if it was, given that the entitlement of the colonizers to the soil was founded on the alleged superiority of western Europe ways of life, over those of indigenous peoples."
People ask me sometimes if I experienced any racism when I was a kid. Questions like that always make me wonder where the other person is living. They seem to be speaking to me from some kind of magical Australia, where it's possible for an indigenous person to escape the effects of racism in a colonized land. But that's not the Australia I know. It would be surprising if it was, given that the entitlement of the colonizers to the soil was founded on the alleged superiority of western Europe ways of life, over those of indigenous peoples."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Hate crime
beautifulpaxielreads's review
I got about 104 pages in. I think this is the kind of book that is not meant to be read all in one go but to dip in and out as you so choose. That is the method I will take from now on. I will stress that my DNF'ing this book is in no way a reflection of the importance of its content, which is incredibly valuable and necessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Talks a lot about the impact that colonialism has had on Aboriginal Australians.
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