A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

Alicia Elliott

246 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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The Mohawk phrase for depression can be roughly translated to "a mind spread out on the ground." In this urgent and visceral work, Alicia Elliott explores how apt a description that is for the ongoing effects of personal, intergenerational, and co...

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reflective 86%
informative 73%
emotional 70%
challenging 62%
sad 33%
dark 23%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 15%
tense 8%
funny 5%

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slow 22%
fast 11%

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