A review by amy_park
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book really solidified my love for poetic prose. I loved this book. I listened to it via audio which was lyrical and heart wrenching. A memoir about childhood within a Jamaican rastafari family. Going in I hardly knew anything about the rastafari religion and I learnt alot about this through Safiya's memoir. The misogynistic and strict household she lived in whilst growing up, especially her relationship with her father was hard to read at times, but the power of her words and expereince were so vivid, you couldn't help but connect with her.
I would definetly recommend to read via audiobook as you hear the authors words driectly from her which enhances the listening experience with her emotion and poetic voice.
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