Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

68 reviews

karleeread's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

shainabriley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Child abuse

wynnebirchmaple's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

mshahan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

courtknoc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy and Racism

adawada's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use

jgrayreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

darcygabe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Racism, and Self harm

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Bullying, Classism, and Colonisation

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

every single word of this book was so beautifully thought out. such a heart wrenching story that was so poetically told and one of the realest portrayals of the struggle of forgiveness and the aftermath of abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

mmccombs's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

The writing was very well done and I really enjoyed learning more about Rastafari and the ways in which Sinclair navigated her family life. Making connections between the colonial past and present of Jamaica, the abusive control exacted by her father, and the long line of women who persevered and carried her was very well done. I did think it was fairly repetitive and slow, I most enjoyed the first few chapters and the last because that’s where she was able to round up and bring together her ideas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse