Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams

5 reviews

pantswithpockets's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

Am I a jerk for giving a memoir about really hard shit less than five stars? Maybe, but it's mostly because I wanted more, does that help? I wanted the author to go in more detail in some of the more recent years of her life and not stick so much to the "I made it out of the hood and turned my life around" storyline I'm sure the publisher wanted to push.

All that aside, this book was WILD. It's one of those books that my privileged ass reads and just cannot fathom that someone actually has a life like this. Every minute in the first 75% or so was one insane thing after another. I can't say I've read many books from that POV, so I am really glad that I did read it, and I can't say I'll easily forget it either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Classism, Violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Police brutality and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Alcoholism

pumba0515's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

As someone who loves Ms Pat's comedy and interviews, her memoir is beautiful. There were many times that it made me cry, but there were even more times it made me laugh. A lot of stories/experiences she's brought up in interviews are written in detail here and include her thoughts and feelings as an adult and as a child. Great book, was genuinely sad when it was over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

bookshelfjpg's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

An absolutely amazing and powerful book that deserves your attention. I felt literally every single emotion reading Ms. Pat's memoir - she somehow managed to tell her heartbreakingly difficult story while still maintaining hope and humor. I think it is important to remember that people's upbringings and hardships do not define who they are as a person and this book is the perfect testament to that. Each chapter is full of heart, feelings, and courage and I absolutely appreciate the raw honesty that this book brings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, and Domestic abuse