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bexi's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Bullying, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, Cursing, Body shaming, Child death, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Blood, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Infidelity
emzilia's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
(Listened to audiobook version)
A few notable chapters for me:
A few notable chapters for me:
- Easter 1969, Katie Bryan. Wish this one was longer
- Growing up, Grow up, grown-ups, Ambelin Kwaymullina
- ‘Abo Nose’, Zachary Penrith-Puchalski
- Carol Petterson’s chapter: I had no idea Australia enforced a type of caste system within missionaries based on the skin colour of people, people in the same family - Carol was not allowed to talk to her own brother or Mother because she was light skinned and he was not to avoid ‘contamination’
I really loved this anthology collection. It’s so important to hear the experiences of different Aboriginal people from different walks of life that are largely just synthesised together as a single experience in mainstream dialogue/media, or are otherwise underrepresented at all.
My first time listening to an audiobook, and while I think it complemented the nature of a short story collection with a range of voices, I did find it harder to retain the stories. If I get a chance I’d like to read this again, properly, and take my time with it a bit more so the essays don’t blend together as much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Rape
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