Reviews tagging 'Racism'

My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay

23 reviews

196books's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

aliciae08's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was…this was a truly beautiful, damning memoir by Lemn Sissay.  It outlined just how Sissay was let down in every single way—by the Authority, his foster family and the system as a whole.  It isn’t just a narrative account, but includes notes from his file regarding all of the ways the system let him (and others in care) down and then punished him for their own failures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Racism

frankieclc's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Child abuse

claresbooks's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Abandonment, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Racism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

jouljet's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

tarajoy90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Racism

alice_clawford's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug use

Minor: Self harm

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Police brutality

e11lla's review against another edition

emotional sad

5.0

Amazing awful book. A great book, really highlights the bad in the care system. I'm sorry that any child had to go through it. But reccomrnd reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Racism, and Physical abuse