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A review by b3lka_
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Deeply emotional and reflective. Illustrates complex themes of girlhood and the struggles of racism and assimilation experienced by immigrants. Quick read approx 40 min.
“No one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land. No one would choose days and nights in the stomach of a truck, unless the miles travelled meant something more than journey.”
“mothers from ordinary homes, much like our own, feed on the viscid shame their daughters are forced to secrete from glands formed in the favour of men.”
“We lie in bed beside each other, holding mirrors to the mouths of our skirts, comparing wounds.”
“No one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land. No one would choose days and nights in the stomach of a truck, unless the miles travelled meant something more than journey.”
“mothers from ordinary homes, much like our own, feed on the viscid shame their daughters are forced to secrete from glands formed in the favour of men.”
“We lie in bed beside each other, holding mirrors to the mouths of our skirts, comparing wounds.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, and War