Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey

21 reviews

cosmicpasta's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Racism, and Physical abuse

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

mandkips's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Eating disorder

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse

lcg527's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism

fanchera's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Racism

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

nevertheless_she_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I listened to Natasha's memoir and was blown away by her story. Without divulging too much, I will share that Memorial Drive takes us on an emotional ride, navigating racism, abuse and grief. There were memories described that were hard to get through. But they painted an honest look into the complicated dynamics of abusive relationships, and of the author's experience growing up immersed in one.
 Natasha was the United States Poet Laureate for 2 years (2012-2014), and her gift shines through in her writing of tragedy and hope.
 

TW/CW: racism, bullying, mental illness, death of a parent, domestic violence, abuse, true crime

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism