Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

5 reviews

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

One of the best books I have ever read. I don’t even know what to say other than I get this in my soul and bones

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Ableism

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

This is the most unique, compelling memoir I've read in many years. Through letters to their close friends and family, Akwaeke Emezi discusses their experience of being trans and getting surgery, their mental health, writing, chronic pain, the publishing industry, their identity as a god or ogbanje, and their spiritual connection with this world and with death. This is a fascinating read and one that introduced me to so many new concepts and ideas. Emezi really is a transcendent writer.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Homophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Infidelity

upperjackpain's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism

undertheteacup's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Ableism, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Racism, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault

tinytrashqueen's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Body horror, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Misogyny, Outing, Sexism, Transphobia, and Violence