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stevia333k's review against another edition
4.5
I read this book so I could attend a bookclub. I liked "all boys aren't blue" by this author, so mood.
I'm not sure how to feel about this one. Like it describes how a family was able to support each other, but at the same time my family experience is so different (granted I'm white & my family broke up, but still. It was nice to hear about different families' histories because my knowledge of the sociology of family within a family is lacking.) I'll probably want to reread this book as I learn more about different family structures & care networks.
The book is about black joy & family with a woman at the head of the "clan". I learned from said bookclub that the police involvement of the family had to do with the police department being a job, and it was nice to hear about a diversity of responses to that sort of thing.
Anyways the aphorisms were cool
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
islabjb's review
3.0
Minor: Addiction, Grief, Homophobia, Slavery, Blood, Bullying, and Violence
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Violence, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Grief, and Sexual assault
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, and Homophobia
Moderate: Cancer and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual harassment
toofondofbooks_'s review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, Cancer, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Physical abuse, Medical content, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, and Child abuse