How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

How to Say Babylon

Safiya Sinclair

352 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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This memoir is ideal for readers who appreciate deeply personal stories of overcoming oppressive familial and cultural expectations, exploring themes of feminism, self-discovery, and resilience through poetic prose.

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With echoes of Educated and Born a Crime, How to Say Babylon is the stunning story of the author’s struggle to break free of her rigid Rastafarian upbringing, ruled by her father’s strict patriarchal views and repressive control of her childhood, ...

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4.53
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Moods

emotional: 88%

reflective: 71%

inspiring: 50%

challenging: 49%

sad: 46%

dark: 44%

hopeful: 42%

informative: 36%

tense: 34%

adventurous: 4%

funny: 1%

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70% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
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