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How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

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carlin_e's review against another edition

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4.25


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crybabybea's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.5

Beautifully written, if a bit long-winded at times. I was really taken aback by how similar stories of abuse are, even though the circumstances vary from person to person. I connected it with my own life a lot, and I saw the resemblance to similar memoirs such as Educated

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.

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lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

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4.5

This may be the best memoir I've ever read. What a life Safiya has experienced but the book didn't come across as inspiration porn, just a very talented women completely laying herself and her experiences bare; the good, bad and ugly. You can tell that she is a poet with the beautiful lyricism in the writing, it was just very special and a fantastic read. 

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carbs666's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was SO good for real. Speaking as someone who doesn't tend to care too much abt nonfiction or memoir, I cannot recommend this book enough. Yes, the story is extraordinary, but more than that it is so wonderful to be immersed in Sinclair's poetic tone. It's so evocative and rich with imagery, easily transporting me to landscapes I've never seen in a country I've never visited. I wasn't able to put it down. 

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0


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4.5


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4.5


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4.0


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challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0


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readandfindout's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Style/writing: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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