Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir by Safiya Sinclair

19 reviews

lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

carbs666's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicide attempt

sadhbhprice's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

c1aud55n's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

el_be_readin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Misogyny and Fire/Fire injury

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

00phantom's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

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

Minor: Vomit

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer and Miscarriage

hullosweetpea's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Oh wow. Speechless. Ending was not what I expected. So much intergenerational anguish and fighting for survival. And I loved all the poetry too. Hoping to read more of her works after having finished this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism