Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen

3 reviews

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, and Dementia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug use, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Genocide, Police brutality, Cancer, Suicide, Child abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

jayisreading's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

Carry is moving and heartbreaking, written from the perspective of a Métis woman who also happens to be white-passing. I really appreciate how Jensen presented her insights with this in mind and its relations to the various topics she covers ranging from gun violence to domestic abuse. She doesn’t shy away from sensitive topics but never sensationalizes them. There’s a lot of care that went into each chapter, especially as Jensen considered the impact various circumstances and issues had on her own life.

I would say it’d be more accurate to describe this book as a collection of essays tinged with personal anecdotes as opposed to a memoir due to its structure. Not that this is a bad thing, since I still enjoyed this memoir (of sorts). Something I really appreciate about Carry is Jensen’s unique voice and writing style. It was very clear that she found her rhythm, which allowed each chapter to come together as beautifully as they did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Classism, Trafficking, and Racism

Minor: Genocide, Rape, and Suicide

alsoapples's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Dementia, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Animal death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, and Genocide