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A review by mel_s_bookshelf
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This is such an important book - one I believe every Australian needs to read.
Each voice is unique, as are their stories and experiences. It has left me feel raw, emotional, disgusted and ashamed and just as equally inspired, hopeful, uplifted and determined to make it a higher priority to read more from Indigenous authors.
Each voice is unique, as are their stories and experiences. It has left me feel raw, emotional, disgusted and ashamed and just as equally inspired, hopeful, uplifted and determined to make it a higher priority to read more from Indigenous authors.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Abandonment, and Addiction