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whattaylorreads's review
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Addiction
knkoch's review against another edition
3.75
I thought Jensen did well in her exploration of violence, both domestic and through guns, mass shootings, and police violence. Her research into violence committed in particular against Native women was deep and impactful. I learned so much more about the human cost of fracking, and how deeply it's tied to the sex trafficking of Native women.
This was often a hard read, but very informative and resonant.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Trafficking
just_one_more_paige's review
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Racism
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Trafficking
sarah984's review
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Racism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, and Stalking
Minor: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Rape, and Suicide
caidyn's review
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia
mscalls's review
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty
abbie_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Trafficking
cristy's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, and Suicide
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief
deedireads's review against another edition
5.0
TL;DR REVIEW:
Carry is one of those memoirs that just stands so far out from all the others. The writing is fierce, poetic, and self-assured. Read it.
For you if: You liked Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House.
FULL REVIEW:
Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land absolutely blew me away. Toni Jensen’s prose sings and cuts, drawing you in and rooting you to the spot until it’s finished.
Jensen masterfully weaves together two defining focuses of her life: her Native identity, and the recurring presence of guns and gun violence — be it in her fraught childhood home, on any of the various campuses where she’s taught, or in the neighborhoods where she’s lived. Somehow, she never loses the examination on either one of those things, even though they are not always related to one another. She also broadens out to examine the impact of racism against Native people, violence against women, classism, and more.
It’s heavy, but it rings with humanity. It’s honest, it’s sad, it’s hopeful, it’s important. I cried, I shook, I laughed. I’m still in awe.
This won’t be for everyone, in that it’s an untraditional memoir — but in the best way, I thought. It’s written in essays rather than a narrative arc, jumps around in time, and rings with metaphorical, poetic prose. The best comparison I can draw is In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. If you liked that one, I think you’ll like this one. Jensen’s skill with words is incredible.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Child abuse (physical); Child abuse (sexual); Animal abuse; Gun threats and violence; Pregnancy, breech/emergency C-section birth
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Animal cruelty
Minor: Pedophilia