Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog, Richard Erdoes

3 reviews

clayby's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Lakota Woman, by Mary Brave Bird

 The fight for our land is at the core of our existence, as it has been for the last two hundred years. Once the land is gone, then we are gone too.

This book was very interesting, a seemingly uncut, deep-dive into Mary Brave Bird's life. It left me breathless and on the edge of my seat at times. I can't imagine what it would have been like to live through these events myself, but I got the impression that Mary was an immensely strong-willed person with a beautiful heart.

At times Mary's tellings of events seemed absurd to me, but I reminded myself she was recalling things as she'd seen them, most of which happened when she was very young, and also that the U.S. has done some pretty absurd things to protect capital and keep vulnerable peoples oppressed all over the world, both in the past and to this day. 

What ended up catching my interest unexpectedly, were the spiritual ceremonies that Mary witnessed and oftentimes participated in, and descriptions of the Indian medicine practiced by Leonard Crow Dog and other Native American medicine men. She described it beautifully, and I've been inspired to educate myself on these matters further. 

Overall, I'd say that this was a very worthwhile read. Support Land Back!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Death

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Colonisation, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Classism, Alcoholism, Drug use, Racism, Animal death, Hate crime, Murder, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Child death, Addiction, and Body horror

Minor: Infidelity and Lesbophobia

memorable's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence