They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up by Eternity Martis

They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up

Eternity Martis with Eternity Martis (Narrator)

7 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A powerful, moving memoir about what it's like to be a student of colour on a predominantly white campus. A booksmart kid from Toronto, Eternity Martis was excited to move away to Western University for her undergraduate degree. But as one of th...

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Moods

emotional 84%
reflective 78%
informative 75%
challenging 60%
inspiring 33%
sad 27%
funny 22%
dark 20%
hopeful 18%
tense 14%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 75%
fast 17%
slow 6%

Average rating

4.39

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