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Several words come to mind as I try to describe this book: Original. Brilliant. Illuminating. Devastating. I’ve read memoirs about domestic partner abuse before, but I’ve never read anything like this.
She bares her soul and her pain here, but the thing that shook me on every page was her vulnerability. And the personal is political here: she struggles with whether to share her story at all, because to share her story is to make her community vulnerable. As a gay woman, she feels the pressure to ...more
She bares her soul and her pain here, but the thing that shook me on every page was her vulnerability. And the personal is political here: she struggles with whether to share her story at all, because to share her story is to make her community vulnerable. As a gay woman, she feels the pressure to ...more
Read for the Read Harder Challenge; would not have picked up otherwise. I think I would read a book about any subject if Machado wrote it. Wasn't sure about the "organization" of the book, but it was perfect. Glad I widened my horizons.
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Beautifully written and heartbreaking memoir; the ending was so joyful that it made me cry.
Nov 25, 2019
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