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raesengele's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Stalking and Suicidal thoughts
dragongirl271's review
4.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse
notallbooks_mp's review
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Gaslighting
sarahbythebook's review
4.0
I had no idea what to expect going into this book, and to be completely honest, the first third frustrated me so much. Part of that is due to the fact that the audiobook lacks the visual cues that would have been helpful in getting through this book (hello repeating epigraphs, I'm looking at you). The other part, though, is that I am accustomed to linear narrative structures even in my nonfiction reads. However, I listened to what Melissa Blair had to say about native non-linear storytelling, and decided to go with it instead of wanting it to conform to what my understanding of a story should be. By the end, I have to say that I appreciate the constant wrapping around a center point, and in her own way, Washuta does give readers a beginning and an end; the middle is what seems to spin.
This is not an easy read, and the way that sexual assault and rape are spoken of is very cavalier. Be careful of your own triggers as Washuta's life has given her many, and she lays them out in these pages. If you feel you're in a place where you can read about traumatic events of another person, I would recommend this book for sure.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Rape
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Eating disorder
betsygrace's review against another edition
5.0
I also think this was more of a 4ish for me because I didn’t love the darkness the book brought for me personally— BUT. I can still appreciate a good piece of literature when I see one!
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
knkoch's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, and Emotional abuse