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harlequin79's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
crybabybea's review against another edition
4.5
I also appreciated that Safiya Sinclair included information about Rastafari and Jamaican history, so we would have proper context as we read.
Safiya is clearly an incredible writer, and she does a wonderful job weaving together the complex emotions that come from experiencing abuse. On top of that, the complexity is deepened even further by the generational trauma of colonization and poverty. I found it to be a very well-rounded memoir with a great balance of personal experience and historical research.
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment
_aurora_'s review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
karleeread's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
wynnebirchmaple's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
narrnaul's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
asiadb's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
hultqur's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
deen734's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
louiepotterbook's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, and Gaslighting