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Moi, Tituba sorcière... by Maryse Condé
3.0
La progression de l’histoire est péniblement lente. Plusieurs intrigues qui à mon sens ne méritaient pas le nombres de pages leur étant accordées. J’ai tout de même apprécié faire la connaissance de Tituba, de son histoire de ce qui fait d’elle une sorcière. J’ai agréablement été surprise par son goût pour les plaisirs charnels ainsi que par son art de guérison.
L'aimée. Une femme m'apparut by Renée Vivien
5.0
5/5: Délicieuse histoire qui raconte l’amour, la détresse, le bonheur, tout en nous laissons à nous-mêmes pour leur donner un sens…
A new favourite for me!
A new favourite for me!
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
5.0
“I knew that my profession had been invented by men, and that men were in control of
both our worlds, the one on earth, and the one in heaven. That men force women to sell their bodies at a price, and that the lowest paid body is that of a wife. All women are prostitutes of one kind or another. Because I was intelligent I preferred to be a free prostitute, rather than an enslaved wife.”
I appreciated Woman at Point Zero for its poetic imageries and use of repetition which conveyed the weight of memory and associations, but I am forever indebted to it for its compassionate study of the the life of the woman under male supremacy: a tragic yet universal experience where deception is the only constant and truth, deadly salvation….
both our worlds, the one on earth, and the one in heaven. That men force women to sell their bodies at a price, and that the lowest paid body is that of a wife. All women are prostitutes of one kind or another. Because I was intelligent I preferred to be a free prostitute, rather than an enslaved wife.”
I appreciated Woman at Point Zero for its poetic imageries and use of repetition which conveyed the weight of memory and associations, but I am forever indebted to it for its compassionate study of the the life of the woman under male supremacy: a tragic yet universal experience where deception is the only constant and truth, deadly salvation….
Vilaine: L'histoire vraie d'une enfant haïe par sa mère by Constance Briscoe, Constance Briscoe
5.0
TW: child abuse
Elementary school-aged me managed to finish AND enjoy reading this memoir written by a girl who was beaten, tortured, humiliated, and neglected by her mother; sexually-abused by step-father and family friend(s); bullied by her sisters and probably much more. Please never have your kids read this book???
I think I may have had a crush on the girl on the cover/the author as a child (kept being confused why her mom thought she was ugly) so I guess I can thank this book for precipitating my sapphic awakening…
I, also, recall it being my first introduction to foster care, the categorization of maltreatment (psychological vs physical vs sexual/abuse vs maltreatment).
Elementary school-aged me managed to finish AND enjoy reading this memoir written by a girl who was beaten, tortured, humiliated, and neglected by her mother; sexually-abused by step-father and family friend(s); bullied by her sisters and probably much more. Please never have your kids read this book???
I think I may have had a crush on the girl on the cover/the author as a child (kept being confused why her mom thought she was ugly) so I guess I can thank this book for precipitating my sapphic awakening…
I, also, recall it being my first introduction to foster care, the categorization of maltreatment (psychological vs physical vs sexual/abuse vs maltreatment).