A review by alexblackreads
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke

4.0

Burke is the founder of the #MeToo movement and this memoir tells her story of childhood sexual abuse and her journey to advocacy throughout her life. It was an interesting read and a powerful story.

She does such a great job of capturing emotions, especially the fears and anxieties from childhood that permeated through her adult life. It's so present throughout the whole book and she really takes you on that journey of healing with her. Her writing was incredibly evocative. 

One thing I struggled with in the audiobook was that it felt too much like a performance. And that's obviously because it is, Burke performed the audiobook, as does any narrator. But it wound up feeling a little artificial because of that performative aspect in a way I don't think I would have felt had I read the physical book. I think it bothered me a little more in this book than it usually would because she is so much more expressive than a lot of narrators I've listened to. This may be a perk of the audiobook for other people, though.

Highly recommend. It was a fantastic read and I think most people would get a lot out of this.