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How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by
7 reviews
spinesinaline's review against another edition
4.0
I especially liked Birdsong’s discussion of friendships, how societal norms tend to lead people to isolate with our romantic partner but intentionally prioritizing friendships is an important step in building this community around you, and these friendships are should be just as worthy and valued as romantic relationships.
The book lends more towards a memoir at times and there were moments that felt very personal in a way that was alienating, to myself and I imagine other folks interested in building community. In one section, the author writes about a desire to have more intimate dinners with friends, a way for folks to drop in relatively unannounced so they can spend more casual time together. To do this, she emails 20 of her closest friends. Imagining twenty close friends who also happen to live in the same area so they can drop in for dinner is mind-boggling, so at times it felt like the author skipped over the initial step in building community for those who don’t already have a surrounding of dozens to hundreds of people in their lives. Still an interesting read and many points I’ll be thinking over in the future.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Racism
readingbrb's review
3.5
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, and Domestic abuse
kshertz's review against another edition
3.75
alone.
Minor: Colonisation, Classism, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Rape
amberinpieces's review
4.75
Moderate: Classism, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
jenniferthinks's review against another edition
5.0
The book was delightfully intersectional. The stories were helpful anchors. And the audiobook was great as it was read by Mia, the author.
After the discussion with others, I longed for more detail on the very basics and getting started version of how to meet people for folks who aren’t extroverts. Mia seems to have established many relationships by meeting people at group events that she initiated or was invited to. I wonder what advice she might give to those of us who aren’t “group event” people, and who aren’t extroverted.
Another topic I would love to know more about is the dynamic of unpartnered people who don’t have children. In our book club, we talked about how these folks often get asked to provide childcare more often and with more assumption of availability than others in their communities.
And finally, I would love to learn more about how building community intersects with mental challenges like anxiety and depression.
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Rape, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death
skudiklier's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Grief, and Cursing
ctrl_shift_dlt's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer