Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

27 reviews

alechner10's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

A great memoir to learn about culture, race, and growing up as a Jamaican child in a Rastafari home. I did not know much about Rasta life or religion and I found it very interesting. The author had a really interesting outlook in the end after everything she had been through with the father growing up under strict control. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence

mir_sputnik's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

As well as everything else amazing about this book, I really fell for the loving portrait of a mother. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I was vaguely aware of what being meant but only in the narrow lens of Bob Marley and other artists that had mentioned this but honestly - the depth of which Ms. Sinclair discussed her upbringing spoke volumes. The seclusion lead by her father truly impacted the author and her siblings but none of them allowed this to set them back. They knew they had to leave in order to truly be their authentic selves. I’m proud of Ms. Sinclair for writing her story and sharing her voice. While the dysfunction and abuse was familiar to me (having read other non fiction that discussed this as well as my own personal dealings) this may trigger those who have not growing up in a physical and emotional abusive household. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

ittywitty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer

anniesbookpicks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Misogyny and Religious bigotry

rarasreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ooo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

emilyjmasters's review against another edition

challenging emotional

4.5

Virgin Suicides X Educated X Rastafari culture

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

kyladjamila's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

znvisser's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Beautiful memoir that taught me a lot while drawing a picture of the authors life: Safiya Sinclair manages to interweave personal memories seamlessly with Jamaican and Rastafarian history, making her story a whole. Her childhood memories are detailed and lively, drawn poetically with childlike wonder, shamelessness and parental worship, after which you feel complexity grow and doubts creeping in as she gets older. Sinclair is so proficient with language and I loved taking this in through audio as well, because her voice is gorgeous and she had great melody to her storytelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Colonisation, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Drug use, Racial slurs, Body shaming, and Cancer