Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Memorial Drive. Wspomnienia córki by Natasha Trethewey

3 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

In Memorial Drive, Tretheway lays bare the loss of her mother, not just on the day she was murdered, but in the years and struggles that plagued them before that fateful June day. She is extacting and relentless in her telling, leaving no detail unturned or undigested, reminding readers that however difficult it is for them to read, it was harder for her to write. Listening to the audiobook version of this text, I was especially struck by the strong and even way Tretheway relayed her mother's last phonecalls with her stepfather, a feat I don't think many of us could do, even in the sacred act of bearing witness to our mother's end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

fanchera's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail