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frufai's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
fink1129's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
mayaism_01's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Abortion
stevia333k's review against another edition
3.5
So this is by an author who wanted to challenge expectations about works written by indigenous authors. (I didn't pick up on how besides various marketable narratives -- i mean this in the way that both karl marx & the austrian school of economics are considered "controversial".)
Anyways, I read the book on the basis of family building & decolonization. The part about forgiveness being done in ceremonies instead of the white idea of "letting go", especially since I've struggled with that colonial dynamic too, except as a white settler I didn't have established ceremonies for context.
Admittedly I was kind of indifferent to the poetics I guess. The intersections were interesting enough.
in the interview at the end, there's 2 notes about influences on this book that the author mentions that explained the squicks I had with this book:
- the bible (which went over my head because I'm not a Christian),
- and Adrienne Rich (I already returned my copy of this book to the library & it was an audiobook, but the way the word "man" was used felt heteronormative & that "patriarchal" could've worked better. Like I think I figured it out via like argument from analogy with like settler vs indigenous & the fact she's mainly talking about 1 man in particular, but the lack of precision felt suspicious to me, and it turned out I was right.)
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation
spicycheesecake's review against another edition
4.75
There are many things I could not relate with, but I understood everything, and I felt like I was there -- spectating, watching, experiencing.
I've learned about myself and my own relationships just from seeing the perspectives in this book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Abortion
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
solenodon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
clarabooksit's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation
lauradvb's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
seeceeread's review against another edition
This is a torrent. Relentless, stream-of-conscious nonsequiturs circle back to each other. The book is a menacing bath of tales:
I winced to witness, to relive so intimately all that has sliced her.
💭 "The tips of your fingers felt like wet grapes. I wanted to bite every one."
Expect to be nipped.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, and Classism