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emelynreads's review against another edition
4.75
Formatted as letters to friends of the author. We witness Akwaeke's deeply personal writing over the expanse of several life altering events. Emezi's writing holds no comparisons.
I'm now more than ever excited to read Freshwater.
Do not read without checking warnings.
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
janeanger's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
laurareads87's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail
starrysteph's review against another edition
4.5
Agonizingly relatable. Unapologetic. Their prose is SO good and illuminates so much of my own life and brain.
Chills the whole way through. Grateful that I'm here at the same time they are publishing books.
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Beautiful. Deeply poetic, deeply vulnerable, and deeply illuminating.
Having already read most of Emezi's work, this memoir gave me a lot of clarity around the concepts explored in their books (specifically Freshwater).
CW: suicide attempt, suicidal thoughts, transphobia, rape, sexual assault, mental illness, medical content, dysphoria, grief, infidelity, toxic relationship, chronic illness, self harm
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, and Cannibalism
Minor: Sexual assault
imrereads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
hogsandwich's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm
eslsilver's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Medical content and Cannibalism
Minor: Transphobia
maryberthelsen's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
merin_aran's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail