Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

34 reviews

flowchelle's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

4.0

Wow, this book was a lot more than I realized it would be! I fully understand the importance of the grandparents story and it gave the parents much more depth but it was so much to process with how soul crushing each generations story was. However, that obviously made Safiya’s triumphs even more impressive and mold breaking. This was such a multifaceted and beautifully told story that got my emotions entirely entwined! I was shocked by her

ability to forgive her father in the end

and

brought to tears by the description of the generations of women healed on the beach

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.5

This may be the best memoir I've ever read. What a life Safiya has experienced but the book didn't come across as inspiration porn, just a very talented women completely laying herself and her experiences bare; the good, bad and ugly. You can tell that she is a poet with the beautiful lyricism in the writing, it was just very special and a fantastic read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

nellethebelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

arayo's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

sadhbhprice's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

c1aud55n's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

sabrinaleaf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.5

4.5 ⭐️ 
Amazing, Safiya Sinclair has such a way with words: she pulls you into her story and doesn’t let you go. 

The only reason why this isn’t a five star read for me is because I almost dnf it after I read the prologue. To me, the prologue felt more like it was written for a fantasy standalone; it felt disjointed with the rest of her memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage

stellahadz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This is easily one of the best memoirs I've ever read. The prose is beautiful, the story is captivating, and as someone with only very superficial knowledge of Rastafari, it was fascinating to learn more about the lived experiences of someone who grew up in that movement. I absolutely recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, and Abortion

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Style/writing: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer and Miscarriage