Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Mean by Myriam Gurba

11 reviews

courtney_scott1025's review

dark funny fast-paced

4.0

I thought Creep was a more solid, cohesive essay collection. However, Mean is still sooo good. The way Myriam Gurba writes is just so addicting. Still a very solid, good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

buttermellow's review

challenging medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying and Eating disorder

tamarabee's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Beautifully written and engaging while dealing with very intense personal trauma. Gurba’s voice hooks you and doesn’t let you go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual assault

khakipantsofsex's review

dark reflective

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol

jemmers's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A very honest, funny, lean book about Myriam’s life from childhood through college. Empathetic and not as mean as the title implies. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to step into the shoes of someone else, to Chicanes, writers, poets, artists, gays, shes, theys and queers. CW: This book centers around a gender/sex-based crime and the author’s experience with sexual assault and PTSD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

avisreadsandreads's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt

re_do_876's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt

juliej0715's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

A fun memoir. Some dark points and serious subjects, but Myriam writes about them so well. It was just interesting and real and raw and blunt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, and Murder

bookiecharm's review against another edition

This book opens with a very graphic murder/rape scene that left me feeling unsettled. I realized I haven’t read enough from this author to trust that a jarring scene like that wouldn’t smack me in the face again. Everytime I picked this book up, I felt myself bracing for the worst. This memoir is also told in vignettes and I found it difficult to find a rhythm in the writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

beccaandrews's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Rape