hwyl's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
pearamour's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
abitbetterbooks's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I really loved this memoir! It was well-paced and very engaging, thoughtful and incisive while also being quite funny at times.
This book is quite literally close to home; Western is about an hour from where I live, and my sibling even attended the school at the same time as the author. A lot of the cultural reference points were familiar and very relatable, and it was interesting to see how Martis’ experiences of university life was similar and also incredibly different from mine.
I will absolutely read any further work from Martis & would highly recommend picking up this memoir!
This book is quite literally close to home; Western is about an hour from where I live, and my sibling even attended the school at the same time as the author. A lot of the cultural reference points were familiar and very relatable, and it was interesting to see how Martis’ experiences of university life was similar and also incredibly different from mine.
I will absolutely read any further work from Martis & would highly recommend picking up this memoir!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Rape
capacity4wonder's review
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Beautifully written. A desperately needed book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Alcohol and Rape
rebecca_h33's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
ropey's review against another edition
Rating this kind of book is difficult because I often base my rating on how much I enjoyed the work. Memoirs, on the other hand, carry a different sort of impact on me in the sense that although I don't necessarily enjoy some of them, I also acknowledge their importance. This book is one of them. It's a collection of real and raw accounts of a person who has witnessed, even with her privilege, the prejudice and racism in what was first thought to be a progressive society. Reading this opened a window to a world I often saw glimpses of in twitter threads or news articles about race, rape culture, trauma, and abuse, but never in a long format. It was akin to diving into experiences that were out of my depth, and upon finishing it, I wanted to scrub myself pink of all the anger it roused in me, only to stop short. I know I'll be carrying this story with me for the rest of my life.
connellwaldronstan's review against another edition
5.0
I never thought I could relate to a book so deeply, and then I read this beautiful work of art. Eternity captures the experience of being black, being a woman, navigating a world that tries to tell you you are not enough, unworthy- in such an apt way that at times I felt her words were an echo of so many moments that I’ve felt. I found myself jotting down quotes from the book as a read it, as sign posts and reminders that I am not alone in these experiences. There were moments that moved me to tears, moments that enraged me, moments that made me laugh. I am so grateful this book exists. Thank you to Eternity for putting these words to the page to make more space for those of us who can relate. A beautifully apt and poignant work.
maevefly's review against another edition
Rating this kind of book is difficult because I often base my rating on how much I enjoyed the work. Memoirs, on the other hand, carry a different sort of impact on me in the sense that although I don't necessarily enjoy some of them, I also acknowledge their importance. This book is one of them. It's a collection of real and raw accounts of a person who has witnessed, even with her privilege, the prejudice and racism in what was first thought to be a progressive society. Reading this opened a window to a world I often saw glimpses of in twitter threads or news articles about race, rape culture, trauma, and abuse, but never in a long format. It was akin to diving into experiences that were out of my depth, and upon finishing it, I wanted to scrub myself pink of all the anger it roused in me, only to stop short. I know I'll be carrying this story with me for the rest of my life.