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Zami: A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythography by Audre Lorde
7 reviews
savvylit's review
4.0
In this memoir, Audre Lorde doesn't hold back. Rather, she shares all the details - good and bad. Lorde frankly discusses traumatic physical events sexual assaults and a brutal illegal abortion. She also beautifully and achingly describes the emotional aspects of her life: her difficult relationship with her mother, the loss of a close childhood friend, and, later, the crumbling of her first long-term relationship.
Overall, I really enjoyed learning about the early development of Audre Lorde's brilliant mind. After reading Zami, it became clear to me how Lorde's trifold outsider status (Black, lesbian, leftist) shaped her life and her writing. I am now very eagerly anticipating reading her essay collection, Sister Outsider, at some point in the near future!
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship
waytoomanybooks's review
3.5
Please heed all the many, many content warnings I and others have tagged.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Abortion, Death, Fatphobia, Bullying, Classism, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Suicide attempt
lynnloveshobi's review
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Death, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Homophobia, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual content, Abortion, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty
addyruth17's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Abortion, Sexual content, and Suicide
Moderate: Death, Racism, Alcohol, Rape, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Animal death, Blood, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
mmirjamm's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Misogyny
starla's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking