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bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, and Suicide
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
noel_b's review against another edition
4.0
It deals with difficult topics: the author's mother was murdered by her ex-stepfather when she was only 19. This memoir is her trying to make sense of the event and her life before and after. She was also a biracial girl born when interracial marriage was still illegal in Mississippi, which also shapes her childhood in sometimes violent ways.
Trethewey does not flinch from the ugliest parts of humanity, but she treats them with compassion and nuance. She's a poet and it shows in the beauty of her language, the rhythm of the narrative and the sensitivity of her perspective.
This was a hard book to read but so worth it.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
reviewsandreadathons's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
hanvnah's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Grief