Reviews tagging 'Racism'

How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir by Safiya Sinclair

50 reviews

lcg527's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

darcygabe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Colonisation, and Classism

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

every single word of this book was so beautifully thought out. such a heart wrenching story that was so poetically told and one of the realest portrayals of the struggle of forgiveness and the aftermath of abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

barbarella85's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

tamaramo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Sexual harassment

solenodon's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

jenniferw88's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

your_true_shelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death

cnlarge's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

mamadonna's review against another edition

5.0

Pure poetry meets challenging family dysfunction and abuse.  I loved the book and the authors reading of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Religious bigotry