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A review by asoulversation
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Tarana Burke, is the founder of the #MeToo movement.
In this memoir she tells the story of her life as well as the story of how the work she does came to be. It’s the story of a tough little girl from The Bronx who is full of heart. After a childhood sexual assault she internalises and compartmentalises it. She grows that tough shell and becomes a fierce defender of other little girls but it isn’t until she has a breakthrough in her own healing that it all comes full circle and she’s able to start having the kind of impact that she really wants to.
The book was so easy to read because she feels like a girlfriend. She’s funny, relatable and really honest. That helps during the parts that are tough to hear, and it made me shed tears in the parts when she had those breakthroughs because I knew what it meant to her and how far she’d come.
Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they respond to life’s invitation to be brave. I’m honoured to have read her story 🤎 Me Too ✊🏾
In this memoir she tells the story of her life as well as the story of how the work she does came to be. It’s the story of a tough little girl from The Bronx who is full of heart. After a childhood sexual assault she internalises and compartmentalises it. She grows that tough shell and becomes a fierce defender of other little girls but it isn’t until she has a breakthrough in her own healing that it all comes full circle and she’s able to start having the kind of impact that she really wants to.
The book was so easy to read because she feels like a girlfriend. She’s funny, relatable and really honest. That helps during the parts that are tough to hear, and it made me shed tears in the parts when she had those breakthroughs because I knew what it meant to her and how far she’d come.
Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they respond to life’s invitation to be brave. I’m honoured to have read her story 🤎 Me Too ✊🏾
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse