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booksandcoffeerequired's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty and Mental illness
aishathebibliophile's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Jesmyn is a writer.
I will come back to say more
I will come back to say more
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, and Grief
rebeckareads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This was a difficult read for me in many ways; it brought some of my own experiences of grief back to the surface, it made me painfully aware (not saying I wasn't already, but sometimes it just slaps you in the face, you know?) of the oppressive systems in place and how this system hurts real people, every day... and last but not least, it left me feeling sorrowful and angry. I wanted to shy away from these feelings and quickly distract myself with something else but I feel I owe it to Jesmyn Ward and other BIPOC to let myself stew in these feelings for a while -- and then make a promise to myself to face more media that makes me feel that way, because they are here, and we need to listen, and we need to act.
Oh, and Jesmyn Ward's writing? Raw, stunning, poetic and so, so, SO engaging.
Oh, and Jesmyn Ward's writing? Raw, stunning, poetic and so, so, SO engaging.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Mental illness
Moderate: Racism