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The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner: A Memoir by Grace Tame

3 reviews

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Tame is a fucking legend! Go Grace 4👀 NB writing style was difficult to follow (it’s often scattered and her thoughts are frequently sidetracked and is a symptom of her autism and ADHD) but I appreciated getting an insight into her nuro-divergent mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

musingsbynitika's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Self harm, and Stalking

Minor: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mass/school shootings

nibs's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

Tame's voice really comes through - her bluntness and unique sense of humour. It helps balance out the dark subject matter. 

The first quarter is a bit slow with so much detail about her family (so many names!) but it then picks up momentum in its nonlinear storytelling. How much time she devoted to talking about her family is just another part of her compassion and empathy that shines through in this book. Her advocacy for victim/survivors of child abuse is so rooted in this empathy, telling her story for not only herself but to bring change and support for others affected. Yet she also isn't a martyr. 

I also love how unashamedly autistic she is. She mentions it occasionally, but it's just another thing that makes her up. I was interested into this book from her humour & honesty on TV, but what ultimately lead me to pick it up was wanting to read about the experiences of autistic women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Self harm, and Stalking

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Detailed information on grooming and child abuse.