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Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
18 reviews
wishbear's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Grief
pjwanders's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
4.0
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
emzireads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Grief
thepassivebookworm's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
4.0
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
5.0
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
noshelf_control's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence
ingmund's review
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder
foreverinastory's review against another edition
5.0
Memorial Drive is a memoir about Natasha's mother and how she was murdered by her stepfather. This book alternates from past and present POVs as Natasha recounts her first 18 years of life culminating in her mother's death. This book was emotional and hard to read. I wanted to go back in time to stop the pain that Natasha's family felt (minus the stepdad he deserves nothing).
This short book illustrates a complicated relationship between mother and daughter and several of the instances that put them on that path. But we always see how much her mother cared for her and her younger brother.
One of the most evocative parts of this memoir was that the Tretheway family had evidence that their stepfather was going to kill either the children or Natasha's mother. There are at least two if not more damning phone calls that were recorded yet the police did nothing. I don't know if it was misogyny or racism or misogynoir but I am just so devastated by this family's loss because it was so preventable had the police actually listened. Just another reason to defund and renovate the system.
Rep: Black/biracial author, Black mother, father in law with suicidal ideation and possible other mental illnesses.
CWs: Murder, Grief, death of parent, gaslighting, death, fatal shooting/gun violence, emotional and physical abuse, racism, child abuse, domestic abuse, alcohol consumption/alcoholism, toxic relationship.Â
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Racism