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A review by archaicgambit
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
If you don't wanna read Theory(TM) but want to understand more about leftist politics and intersectionality this is a great book.
This is also straight up a beautifully written biography! you can tell audre lorde is a poet because the prose is excellent and vivid. She grew up in a very different time and place than me (new york in the 50s, I was raised in europe) but I felt like I was there with her.
She is very honest about all the hardships she faced including racism, sexism, and homophobia, but they are not graphically written for the most part.
This is also straight up a beautifully written biography! you can tell audre lorde is a poet because the prose is excellent and vivid. She grew up in a very different time and place than me (new york in the 50s, I was raised in europe) but I felt like I was there with her.
She is very honest about all the hardships she faced including racism, sexism, and homophobia, but they are not graphically written for the most part.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, and Racism