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dianakamau's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
remimicha's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
voidboi's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Cancer
biancafrancisco's review against another edition
5.0
The book teaches you a lot about the issues indigenous communities and individuals struggle with (most that were imposed on them by colonizers), and how not only they are still dealing with and trying to heal from the very real and tangibly present damage this legacy of colonialism and genocide has transfered through generations, but are simultaneously dealing with modern versions of the same violence nowadays.
I was surprised to see, that through the connections she makes between several systemic structures, there was much for me to relate to as well. I'm an immensely priviledged white european, but I'm still a woman, I'm still a daughter, I'm still bound by the constraints of capitalism and the patriarchy as well as witness to intergenerational trauma, to mention a few, and, in the end, you can't accurately assess any structural issue without it intertwining with the others.
All in all, I recommend it to literally everyone, as I think there's learning opportunities in this book for all of us. I'm extremely glad I picked it up.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
indrabindra's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Genocide, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Fatphobia, and Grief
rini's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Cancer and Drug abuse
sarah984's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry