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Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing by Clayton Thomas-Muller
2 reviews
christie_esau's review against another edition
challenging
sad
medium-paced
3.5
The first third of this book can feel like trauma dumping and thus merits a lot of trigger warnings; the narrative isn't exactly cohesive and tends to switch times/focus fairly frequently.
Moderate: Mental illness, Drug use, Death, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Grief, Child abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
ka_ke's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This is a must read for anyone who calls themself an Ally of the First Nations, Métis & Inuit peoples. Clayton paints a brutal picture of what life is like as an Indigenous male trying to survive a colonialist society. It is oddly inspiring.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Cursing
Moderate: Abandonment and Confinement
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