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69 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241453506
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"First published over forty years ago, The Cancer Journals is a startling, powerful account of Audre Lorde's experience with breast cancer and mastectomy. Long before narratives explored the silences around illness and women's pain, Lorde question...
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Moods
emotional 76%
informative 56%
challenging 49%
inspiring 48%
hopeful 32%
sad 27%
dark 12%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 25%
Average rating
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Cancer, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Body shaming, Sexism, MisogynyMinor
Rape, War, Domestic abuse
69 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241453506
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"First published over forty years ago, The Cancer Journals is a startling, powerful account of Audre Lorde's experience with breast cancer and mastectomy. Long before narratives explored the silences around illness and women's pain, Lorde question...
Community Reviews Summary of 858 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
informative 56%
challenging 49%
inspiring 48%
hopeful 32%
sad 27%
dark 12%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 25%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Body shaming, Sexism, MisogynyMinor
Rape, War, Domestic abuse