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A review by rainbowbookworm
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla Lawson
5.0
A powerful collection of essays, that explores various aspects of the author's identity in stories that are deeply personal, but also relevant. They are vivid threads in the tapestry that helps readers understand the bigger picture of how people are perceived and treated in the modern world.*
My favorite thing about the book is that Lawson is not afraid to show how they are not afraid to show how their consciousness grew, how they evolved as a person, as a result of these experiences. Hopefully their vulnerability will help others understand that this is a process where our opinions/beliefs will change and evolve as we become more aware of the inequities in the world.
*Not just the U.S. as several of the stories Lawson tell happened while traveling or living abroad.
My favorite thing about the book is that Lawson is not afraid to show how they are not afraid to show how their consciousness grew, how they evolved as a person, as a result of these experiences. Hopefully their vulnerability will help others understand that this is a process where our opinions/beliefs will change and evolve as we become more aware of the inequities in the world.
*Not just the U.S. as several of the stories Lawson tell happened while traveling or living abroad.