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annabelle42688's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Eye opening.
saviross's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
romcm's review
5.0
Each story is sad, joyful, life affirming, interesting and as a non-African living in Australia, shameful. This should be required reading.
alyskarstark's review
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Listened to the audiobook, read by various narrators.
nibs's review
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
A personal and expansive collection about the experiences of African diaspora people in Australia. Distinct stories but common threads - family, trying to maintain connection to culture, racism (both overt and microaggressions), identity (from an individual, community and global context). Also their relationship to Australia 'growing up' vs now as an adult.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: War
lindashelleysmith's review
5.0
This book is magical, just beautiful. Each story at once unique and universal, some of the words seemed to have been lifted out of my own life.
There are themes of embracing a new country and its freedoms ,whilst simultaneously being acutely aware of its limitations. Themes of sadness and grief for people, places and past lives, coupled with expressions of hope, renewal and pride. And an acceptance that it is possible to feel all these emotions simultaneously, the reality of being human.
Overall I am struck by the honesty of these voices, their complexity, and their generosity in sharing their stories. This book is personal for me, I can't be objective in my review. Will be reading this again. Thank you to all the contributors for creating this amazing experience.
There are themes of embracing a new country and its freedoms ,whilst simultaneously being acutely aware of its limitations. Themes of sadness and grief for people, places and past lives, coupled with expressions of hope, renewal and pride. And an acceptance that it is possible to feel all these emotions simultaneously, the reality of being human.
Overall I am struck by the honesty of these voices, their complexity, and their generosity in sharing their stories. This book is personal for me, I can't be objective in my review. Will be reading this again. Thank you to all the contributors for creating this amazing experience.
sabrinaw's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Incredibly informative. I'm not usually one for essay collections but I think the sheer diversity of stories included prevented this from becoming repetitive. My two favourites would have to be the one by the gay imam and the one who's grandfather was a Somali poet, I had no idea that poetry was so huge in Somalia!
I think this book did such a good job of showing that African Australians are so not homogeneous/a monolith? Like just how there is every kind of person amongst white people in Australia, there is also every kind of person amongst African people in Australia - rich people, poor people, refugees, skilled migrants, gay people, straight people, dancers, students, teachers, chefs, religious people and non religious people, Christians, Muslims, writers, actors, white, black, red - it was amazing to read. Another success by Black Inc.
I think this book did such a good job of showing that African Australians are so not homogeneous/a monolith? Like just how there is every kind of person amongst white people in Australia, there is also every kind of person amongst African people in Australia - rich people, poor people, refugees, skilled migrants, gay people, straight people, dancers, students, teachers, chefs, religious people and non religious people, Christians, Muslims, writers, actors, white, black, red - it was amazing to read. Another success by Black Inc.