Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

26 reviews

courtknoc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Racism and Pregnancy

adawada's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Drug use

hellolucireads's review against another edition

I read it for book club but didn’t finish by the time we met. Her writing was beautiful and a lot of it upset me. It was tough and challenging to read knowing it was a memoir! I’m not sure if it was for me, and very hard to rate!

It was engaging but I just got tired of reading it, to be honest. Maybe because it was challenging and upsetting for me.

I read a summary of how everything turned out at the end - just to see if there was a light at the end of it! 

I didn’t know about Rastafarian culture before, and learned so much from her lens. I’d still recommend it even though I didn’t finish! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Self harm

i_likedbooksbest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship

loveclairebearx's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I picked up this book expecting to enjoy it. Unpacking childhood as it relates to identity is my favorite memoir niche. What I did not expect, however, was to be swept away and enthralled by how breathtakingly gorgeous the writing is. 

Sinclair’s talent for poetry and devoted daily practice of reading the dictionary shines in the lush prose - each descriptor dripping with expressive intent. Every sentence a reckoning.

Some books are meant to be devoured, others savored. This memoir is the latter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual assault

asiadb's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

corinth113's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking, poignant, and lovely. Raw, painful, bleak, abundant, a song, and a prayer. Beautiful prose, poetic and lyrical beats, this woman’s family’s story pushes and pulls at something deep inside of anyone who has ever had to deal with unsettling family dynamics and the  way we wrestle forever with forgiveness and reconciliation—not just with others, but with who we become because of our parents and who we want to be despite them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Sexual assault

cbmac's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying

deen734's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ireanirean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Slavery, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War