flowersinbooks_'s review against another edition
4.0
I found this book interesting & just really human, however there didn’t seem to be that spark that makes you not want to put the book down. Enjoyable overall!
books_coffees_wines's review against another edition
4.0
This was an excellent memoir, it was split into seven parts and all of them were fascinating.
I didn't know what to expect and thought it would mainly focus on her writing life, but I loved how it explored her heritage, childhood, family and origins (in part one) and covered the racism her family faced in the UK while she was growing up.
I loved reading part five (poetry, fiction, verse fiction, fusion fiction), it was great gaining an insight into her writing process and how long it takes for her to complete each of her novels.
She has had an interesting life and career and now I want to read more from Evaristo. I admired her persistence not just in her career but in being true to herself.
If like me, you've read and loved some of her novels then I'm sure you would love this too. I highly recommend it!
I didn't know what to expect and thought it would mainly focus on her writing life, but I loved how it explored her heritage, childhood, family and origins (in part one) and covered the racism her family faced in the UK while she was growing up.
I loved reading part five (poetry, fiction, verse fiction, fusion fiction), it was great gaining an insight into her writing process and how long it takes for her to complete each of her novels.
She has had an interesting life and career and now I want to read more from Evaristo. I admired her persistence not just in her career but in being true to herself.
If like me, you've read and loved some of her novels then I'm sure you would love this too. I highly recommend it!
bookgirl_reads's review
4.5
Τι να πω γι αυτή τη γυναίκα!;
Μεγάλωσε για να είναι ανεξάρτητη και δεν πιέστηκε να επιβεβαιώσει τα ''παραδοσιακά'' ιδανικά. Αυτό της έδωσε την ελευθερία να ανακαλύψει ποια πραγματικά ήταν. Ζει ως queer γυναίκα, ενώ ξεκινά και θέατρο, ζώντας μια δημιουργική ζωή. Ωστόσο, αρχίζει να γράφει ποίηση, μόνο για τον εαυτό της, ως τρόπο έκφρασης των βαθύτερων συναισθημάτων της. Η ζωή της αλλάζει μέσα στα χρόνια και μαθαίνει να προσαρμόζεται όπως της ταιριάζει εκείνης και όχι των άλλων.
Θαύμασα πολύ τον δυναμισμό της και ότι κυνηγούσε τα όνειρα της μέχρι τέλους, δεν περίμενε να έρθει εκ θαύματος..
Μεγάλωσε για να είναι ανεξάρτητη και δεν πιέστηκε να επιβεβαιώσει τα ''παραδοσιακά'' ιδανικά. Αυτό της έδωσε την ελευθερία να ανακαλύψει ποια πραγματικά ήταν. Ζει ως queer γυναίκα, ενώ ξεκινά και θέατρο, ζώντας μια δημιουργική ζωή. Ωστόσο, αρχίζει να γράφει ποίηση, μόνο για τον εαυτό της, ως τρόπο έκφρασης των βαθύτερων συναισθημάτων της. Η ζωή της αλλάζει μέσα στα χρόνια και μαθαίνει να προσαρμόζεται όπως της ταιριάζει εκείνης και όχι των άλλων.
Θαύμασα πολύ τον δυναμισμό της και ότι κυνηγούσε τα όνειρα της μέχρι τέλους, δεν περίμενε να έρθει εκ θαύματος..
alexjhandra's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
anicat242's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
annemariewhelehan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I’ve had a run of so-so memoirs of late that I was going to give them a kiss for a while, until I saw @stleoscollegelibrary review of this book. And they weren’t wrong, it was stunning. Makes you wonder why it was levels ahead of other memoirs, perhaps the stunning booker winning writer, older perhaps than when others I’ve read lately wrote their memoirs but mainly I think there is a huge amount of self awareness and a recognition of privileges that the author did have, not just a focus on the ones she didn’t have.