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is 70% done
This book is hard to read. Not because its written poorly (it isn’t), but because it describes so very vividly how uncomfortable growing up female in Jamaica is. There is no female character in this book (save for some of Safiya’s affluent school friends) that is spared a violent, judgmental and predatory male gaze.
— Jul 26, 2024 04:04PM
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Jhordanne
is on page 177 of 352
This memoir has been hitting so close to home. It’s amazing that so many Jamaican men have such similar behavioral patterns.
— Jul 14, 2024 08:10PM
Jhordanne
is on page 157 of 352
I had similar childhood experiences growing up.
“He despised Babylon while yearning for its trappings” -pg. 141
“ ‘Jah will provide,’ Dad would say when food was short, and Mom would walk out into the yard and find something astonishing for us to feast on.” -pg. 145
— Jul 14, 2024 06:35AM
“He despised Babylon while yearning for its trappings” -pg. 141
“ ‘Jah will provide,’ Dad would say when food was short, and Mom would walk out into the yard and find something astonishing for us to feast on.” -pg. 145
