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A review by tasmanian_bibliophile
We Are Speaking In Code by Tanya Vavilova
4.0
‘Sometimes it’s hard to walk away from disaster.’
Over thirteen essays, Ms Vavilova explores aspects of her world. How do we define ourselves? Is it through our family, our birth country and culture? Do we need to revisit how we see ourselves when life is affected by mental illness? Is it our view of life that changes as well as those around us?
Ms Vavilova takes the reader on a journey through her interests, work, and different facets of identity. Along the way, she reflects as she shares anecdotes about finding her own place. Some of those facets of identity include mental health and queerness, about the stresses of working in community organisations, of wanting to help but not always being able to do so. I can relate to some aspects of Ms Vavilova’s experience and appreciate others.
This is an interesting collection of essays which invites the reader to both share Ms Vasilova’s experiences while contemplating their own.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Over thirteen essays, Ms Vavilova explores aspects of her world. How do we define ourselves? Is it through our family, our birth country and culture? Do we need to revisit how we see ourselves when life is affected by mental illness? Is it our view of life that changes as well as those around us?
Ms Vavilova takes the reader on a journey through her interests, work, and different facets of identity. Along the way, she reflects as she shares anecdotes about finding her own place. Some of those facets of identity include mental health and queerness, about the stresses of working in community organisations, of wanting to help but not always being able to do so. I can relate to some aspects of Ms Vavilova’s experience and appreciate others.
This is an interesting collection of essays which invites the reader to both share Ms Vasilova’s experiences while contemplating their own.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith