A review by bravokidroxy
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimes

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

I loved the look at “Swiss cheese brain” as my sister calls it, traumatic memory loss. I had a gloriously lucky childhood and getting a tour thru all the holes left by Nikki’s life on her life, an experience barely a fraction of the difficulty hers has been. The use of poetry as a medium adds to the liminal nature of sharing these kinds of horrible spaces with each other safely. 

A top level poetry book. A top level memoir. A top level Black History Month read. Generally top tier. 
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