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rhdj's review against another edition
2.0
Autrice che è molto orgogliosa della sua scrittura lirica e sperimentale; che però evidentemente ha adoperato in altri libri, a meno che il bel vocabolario di cui sopra e qualche paragrafo senza punteggiatura siano da considerarsi scrittura lirica e/o sperimentale.
È un memoir, dunque non vorrei giudicare troppo i contenuti, ma una cosa mi sento di dirla: Yuknavitch mi sembra il tipo di persona che mi auguro di non incontrare mai nella vita. Non per quello che racconta in sé, ma per la sua totale mancanza di empatia e il suo rifiuto di prendersi la responsabilità delle proprie azioni. Non so che idea di sé volesse dare scrivendo questo libro, ma quello che ne ho tratto io è una conferma del fatto che la sofferenza non ti rende automaticamente una persona profonda o buona, né una brava autrice.
Unica nota positiva è che la parte iniziale sulla figlia e i momenti in cui ricorda l’ultimo saluto alla madre sono commoventi seppur sempre, beninteso, senza alcun valore letterario. Ho letto trafiletti che mi hanno suscitato la medesima reazione emotiva.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
carlomartinez__'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
oracleofsyd's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Ableism
calcijade's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Incest, Suicide, and Death of parent
soberdionis's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
designy808's review against another edition
5.0
yuknavitch's memoir was unpredictable, traumatic, and reflective, all while being heartbreakingly poetic.
i have no words. she made us feel her emotions. the graphic descriptions of her experiences, and the ways in which she self sabotaged as a result of her childhood trauma was surreal.
read this book, but please PLEASE be careful. it is very heavy and personally, i found it a little triggering.
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide attempt and Cultural appropriation
rbrano's review against another edition
5.0
Lots of trigger warnings should be listed, but I’ll just say that if you have any deep trauma, basically anything at all save perhaps personal experience with combat and war, you should proceed with caution. Personally I found it very healing to hear about a girl whose lives experience aligns so closely with mine as a child. It helped me to be angry and scared and helpless with her. It was deeply validating, especially to watch her stumble through adulthood after all of those years without the foundation that should have been built for her as a child.
This book was inspiring without being ham-fisted, tragic without being melodramatic, heartbreaking without being hopeless, and above all, an artistic expression of a woman who should have never made it to where she did but did anyway.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy
brooklynbcobb's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
edamamebean's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Outing
djschnitzer's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt