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peachani's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Racism
foreverinastory's review against another edition
5.0
I've had the pleasure of reading both Freshwater and The Death of Vivek Oji so I knew I would be inhaling Emezi's memoir as soon as I could. Dear Senthuran has solidified Emezi as one of my favorite authors of all time. Any time they come out with something new, I will be reading it immediately.
This memoir is not an easy book to read. Emezi has chronic depression and has lived through several suicide attempts. Reading about their struggles and how being an author on tour only exacerbated their depression is something readers and fans almost never see. We see the shiny, polished author who puts their best face forward during the extent of the tour where as many cities as possible are crammed in.
So much of this book is about pain. But it's also about becoming who you are. The thing I related to the most was Emezi's struggles with gender and defining exactly what their gender was. Plus dealing with dysphoria and taking steps to treat it. They also discuss how this impacted their relationship with their mother.
This book took a knife to my soul and it felt like someone finally understood the thoughts in my head I haven't been able to verbalize. Read this book as soon as you can.
CWs: Death, emotional abuse, homophobia, medical content (gender affirming surgeries), misogyny, racism, religious bigotry, sexism, self harm, sexual content, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, toxic relationship, transphobia, body horror, mental illness (depression).
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Car accident, Outing, and Abandonment
sjanke2's review against another edition
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt