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stephskees's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder
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
whatannikareads's review against another edition
4.75
I really enjoyed this collection! I think Alicia's writing style is really accessible and almost conversational; she walks us through various aspects of her upbringing and how it relates to a broader commentary on being Native in modern North America. My favorite aspects where when she highlighted how many Native women have been killed and left, as if people still have this "hunting Indians" complex they want to fulfill. Unfortunately, I hadn't heard of these unjustified murders—to no surprise to anyone.
Her essay on sexual assault touched me so, so deeply and I could write an essay on how it made me feel. I hope she knows how much that essay meant to me as someone who's been SA'd (trigger warning, btw).
There were some essays that were just fine but I overall enjoyed it and learned a lot, so I'm giving Alicia her flowers. She reframed how I look at a few things (see: essay on photographs). Read more Indigenous authors! This is a great place to start.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia