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puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol
passionyoungwrites's review against another edition
5.0
“What is love if not a shield thrown up around you when you are too injured to throw it up yourself?”
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This memoir is written in letters. Mostly to others, but also written to themselves. They spoke on every area of their life. From family past, identity - both gender and body, suicidal ideations, self - acceptance, romantic relationships, friendships, their home life, and even the ups and downs of following purpose to include their journey in the publishing world.
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The author uses this work to explain some of the happenings in their first work, Freshwater, and how it made it into the world. Though it isn’t in a traditional format, it is definitely a great work that helps to shape and mold an image of who Akwaeke is and how they view and shape the world around them.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt
robodu's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Grief and Dysphoria
karingforbooks's review against another edition
2.5
Otherwise I can’t tell if it’s just that I’m uncomfortable with someone being so confident or if I genuinely think they’re delusional in a harmless way. But none of it hit with me and I didn’t enjoy the writing style either.
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Dysphoria
Minor: Body horror, Chronic illness, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
mscalls's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt
starrysteph's review against another edition
4.5
Agonizingly relatable. Unapologetic. Their prose is SO good and illuminates so much of my own life and brain.
Chills the whole way through. Grateful that I'm here at the same time they are publishing books.
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Beautiful. Deeply poetic, deeply vulnerable, and deeply illuminating.
Having already read most of Emezi's work, this memoir gave me a lot of clarity around the concepts explored in their books (specifically Freshwater).
CW: suicide attempt, suicidal thoughts, transphobia, rape, sexual assault, mental illness, medical content, dysphoria, grief, infidelity, toxic relationship, chronic illness, self harm
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident
solenodon's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria
Minor: Sexual content
hogsandwich's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm
emzireads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt
gagne's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Self harm, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Medical content