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4.53 AVERAGE
4.53 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Welcome to my latest installation of “the best books are written by women with something important to say.”
And while this book is incredible in the messaging and the narrative, it’s also so so lyrical. I whole heartedly recommend the audiobook which allows the reader to listen and feel and live Safiya’s words alongside her.
And while this book is incredible in the messaging and the narrative, it’s also so so lyrical. I whole heartedly recommend the audiobook which allows the reader to listen and feel and live Safiya’s words alongside her.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
This book really helps you delve into the world of Rastafari - but not in a way that seeks to sugar-coat or glamorise the religious practice as it has so easily been bastardised in popular culture. It shows how Rastafarianism & Jamaican culture much like any intertwined ethnoreligious culture can also breed radicalism and how the victims of said extremism are usually women.
Safiyah Sinclair gives us a peak into her world in the most beautifully written way. Her memoir doesn't just highlight her life but paints a really in-depth picture of the trauma she endured at the hands of her father and the deeply misogynistic and abusive treatment of women in Rastafarianism. As she has a background in poetry - she really has a great way of narrating some deeply traumatic and grotesque experiences while also showing us the beauty in her escapism into the poetry and literary world.
The part I loved most about this book was the ending. While at the core of the story is battle between totalitarian father and developing daughter - she really humanised her father at the end and gave the book the necessary closure through the eyes of her own growth in attitude towards her situation. I also really liked that the beginning of the book goes deep into her family history to show how generational trauma led them to the situation at hand.
A super unique memoir that many who are unfamiliar with Rastafari culture can learn from! Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans alike!
Safiyah Sinclair gives us a peak into her world in the most beautifully written way. Her memoir doesn't just highlight her life but paints a really in-depth picture of the trauma she endured at the hands of her father and the deeply misogynistic and abusive treatment of women in Rastafarianism. As she has a background in poetry - she really has a great way of narrating some deeply traumatic and grotesque experiences while also showing us the beauty in her escapism into the poetry and literary world.
The part I loved most about this book was the ending. While at the core of the story is battle between totalitarian father and developing daughter - she really humanised her father at the end and gave the book the necessary closure through the eyes of her own growth in attitude towards her situation. I also really liked that the beginning of the book goes deep into her family history to show how generational trauma led them to the situation at hand.
A super unique memoir that many who are unfamiliar with Rastafari culture can learn from! Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans alike!
Audiobook. A clear poet but too much for a memoir. Was hard to discern what was representative of Rastafari or just her dad.
great beginning and ending, with a long and thin middle. presents interesting contradictions but doesn’t really dig into many of them. the caribbean is the center of the world
medium-paced
This book was so good. I cried many times, happy and sad tears.
emotional
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced