dominic_t's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Wow, what an incredible book. The essays are impactful and the prose is beautiful. The author is Jamaican, and he discusses how race and queerness are perceived in Jamaica. It was really interesting to hear him talk about how homophobia impacts him in Jamaica, but he was also deeply impacted by the assumptions that people made about him as a Jamaican man. They didn't see him as gay, and assumed he would be homophobic.
He talks a lot about how different bodies are perceived by society and have different meanings and traumas assigned to them. It really resonated with me.
It's just a beautiful collection of essays, and there is no way I can do it justice in a review. Just go read it.
He talks a lot about how different bodies are perceived by society and have different meanings and traumas assigned to them. It really resonated with me.
It's just a beautiful collection of essays, and there is no way I can do it justice in a review. Just go read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Emotional abuse
Minor: Racial slurs and Rape
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