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Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

4 reviews

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Update on 05.09.2024: I did not reread this book for a long time in fear that it would not be as powerful the second time around. It was an unfounded concern. Beautiful once again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism and Body shaming

mallorypen's review

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

This was a tough book to read. The sexual abuse, the way the author’s parents made choices that had horrible impacts on their family, and the overarching ache of loss … yeah, this was really tough to read.

However, I did like the stylistic choices of how the story was told. Each chapter/section felt like a mini-essay; the book as a whole was a collection of memories, told much in the way I remember things from my own life, as their own beats that don’t need to be connected to the memories around them to make one cohesive story.

Overall, I didn’t enjoy this book - it was too painful for that. But I connected with the author and her story in a real way, and all I want is to give her a big hug and hope she feels included and loved exactly where she is now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

 - Am I the last queer person on earth to read LONG LIVE THE TRIBE OF FATHERLESS GIRLS? Maybe. Am I glad I finally did it? My goodness, yes.
- This book is incredible. Madden is detailing some horrific events, and yet this book is so tender, both toward her younger self and her family.
- At first I wasn't sure about the vignette style of storytelling, with all the jumping around in time. I'm glad I stuck with it, though, because the way Madden's story unwinds at the end of the book is spectacular. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

aleesquer's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail