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balfies's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Another fantastic memoir anthology, this one exploring Aboriginality. I often had to take the time to properly absorb each piece, so I've been dipping into it shortly over about 9 months.
Some poetic, some hilarious, many haunting or reckoning with pain and discrimination. Emotional, evocative, and expressive writing throughout.
Some poetic, some hilarious, many haunting or reckoning with pain and discrimination. Emotional, evocative, and expressive writing throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, Classism, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Ableism, and Abandonment
beautifulpaxielreads's review
I got about 104 pages in. I think this is the kind of book that is not meant to be read all in one go but to dip in and out as you so choose. That is the method I will take from now on. I will stress that my DNF'ing this book is in no way a reflection of the importance of its content, which is incredibly valuable and necessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Talks a lot about the impact that colonialism has had on Aboriginal Australians.
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