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tacoboutmari's review against another edition
How not to be harsh….. if I wanted to read about anti-blackness, self hatred, a POC being “color-blind” I would have picked up Candace Owens memoir (does she have one? This might be it in another font). While I understand the importance of working through your internal biases and prejudices that were ingrained in you from society and your childhood, how does that translate into being a mean spoiled rich girl flaunting her opportunities that most don’t have? Add in a lil sprinkle of 90s Eurocentric diet culture and beauty trends that I could possibly care less about. I know it’s important to not have to relate to books, but goddamn I was getting anxiety from the author hating the own color of her skin!? This triggered me severely. I was excited for this book to have commentary about Blacks in the media and how that trickles down to society, I was not expecting having to hear about how this girl was ashamed to be an ableist Black woman. I disliked this so much her voice in narration even to the point it started to annoy me. I am very happy to DNF.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Police brutality, and Classism
mermaidmomma's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This book really made me think about a lot of things as I am pushing myself to be more actively aware. I have always looked at myself as very progressive as someone living in the American South, but recently I have wondered if that is enough so I have been pushing myself to seek out more perspectives different than my own. This book delivered that for sure and had me thinking back to reading “The Bluest Eye” for the first time. It was one of the first books I read that had me starting to question representation in media and the risk of individuals not seeing themselves.
The aspect of this book that lowered my rating was just the repetitive nature. We were pulled back to the same metaphors and identical phases, which was probably a stylistic choice to drive home the point, but for me it just disrupted the flow.
The aspect of this book that lowered my rating was just the repetitive nature. We were pulled back to the same metaphors and identical phases, which was probably a stylistic choice to drive home the point, but for me it just disrupted the flow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
pageafter_paige's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
This book had been on my TBR for a long time and I’m happy I finally opened it up! It was extremely enlightening to me as a white women and made me see things from a different perspective. I feel motivated to continue reading from authors of different backgrounds to broaden my views and learn more.
Danielle was extremely vulnerable and open. She was relatable to all women while keeping the emphasis on her blackness. She talks about many struggles in her life and how they all connect. She makes the intersectionality’s very clear and uses both nostalgic and preset references to pop culture that help make her point. I will be looking up her other books!
Danielle was extremely vulnerable and open. She was relatable to all women while keeping the emphasis on her blackness. She talks about many struggles in her life and how they all connect. She makes the intersectionality’s very clear and uses both nostalgic and preset references to pop culture that help make her point. I will be looking up her other books!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism
sguinn13's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Cultural appropriation