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A review by adverb17
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
Such a fascinating life, and a delectable poetic voice. I was writing down quotes and annotating like crazy. A bit slow and perhaps unsettled in the timeline, but worth it for the insight into the Black lesbian 1940s/50s experience, and the gorgeous descriptions of loving women.
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, and Abortion
Moderate: Death, Racism, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis