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bif's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Very juicy and fast oaced biography of the young audrey lourde - pageturner
mbesq's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
casskrug's review against another edition
5.0
what a stunningly detailed and reflective account of audre lorde’s childhood and young adulthood. so expansive that i lack the ability to write about it properly. she talks with such raw honesty about how her identity as a black lesbian left her to face an intersectional and compounded feeling of loneliness in the 1950s. even though she is describing such specific experiences in her life that are very different from my own, i savored every moment of this book because of its display of strength and deep self reflection. the way that lorde writes about navigating the world of female love (romantic, familial, AND platonic), racism, her best friend’s suicide, her own abortion, and the way she had to build her own life as a young woman, is harrowing and emotional. if you enjoy personal writing you need to read this because it is such an achievement in the genre. i always see praise for her shorter nonfiction (which i can’t wait to get to now) but i haven’t seen nearly enough about this book. definitely a new all time favorite.
helen464's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
kaylin1612's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
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4.0
This was beautiful. So well written, so wonderfully gay. A love letter to all the women who have made an impact on her life, at least up until the point that she wrote that book. This deals so heavily with love and loss. We grow with her, watching her come into herself from a young child to adulthood.
Idk I just really thought this was a fascinating look into her life, into life in New York during the 40s and 50s, into lesbian life in the 40s and 50s. And it’s a great look at growing up queer in general, growing up black and queer for her. Watching her fall in love again and again, trying new things, losing people, moving.
There were many moments that of course were just like woah…but she didn’t dwell. Because, I assume, she couldn’t dwell. She didn’t dwell in real life, she had to keep moving past these events to survive.
I just really admire her, her character, her writing, her resilience. She’s just a cool person.
Idk I just really thought this was a fascinating look into her life, into life in New York during the 40s and 50s, into lesbian life in the 40s and 50s. And it’s a great look at growing up queer in general, growing up black and queer for her. Watching her fall in love again and again, trying new things, losing people, moving.
There were many moments that of course were just like woah…but she didn’t dwell. Because, I assume, she couldn’t dwell. She didn’t dwell in real life, she had to keep moving past these events to survive.
I just really admire her, her character, her writing, her resilience. She’s just a cool person.
graveyardpansy's review against another edition
5.0
every time i read audre lorde i love her work more and more
edit: upon my second read, still love this book, and glad i own it now :)
edit: upon my second read, still love this book, and glad i own it now :)