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Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Raw, powerful; I enjoyed reading the afterword and understanding more of Mailhot’s writing process. It read quickly, almost urgently - part of my wishes to have tasted the words for longer, but it drew me in and I felt the intensity that the author felt during the moments she was recounting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Incest, Self harm, and Sexual content
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I felt uncomfortable reading this, so I checked reviews (on Goodreads before I got StoryGraph), paying particular attention to Black readers’ reviews. My concerns were validated - I think this book was an unneeded write, honestly. It was full of stereotypes and tropes just in the first 50 pages. I didn’t want to spend time on such a thick book that I felt wouldn’t shed any meaningful light on issues of racism.