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lottie1803's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
meaghandesigns's review against another edition
3.0
a series of essays as a memoir that is powerful and eye opening.
lollybotrox's review against another edition
5.0
Jensen's memoir was powerful - a rich mix of creative and academic writing. I appreciated the knowledge she shared about Métis history, identity, and connection to land, because I am not at all familiar with First Nations experiences - though I am Indigenous (Diné) myself. As she wrote about movement around the United States throughout her life, she tied together narratives about her experiences with domestic violence, mental health inequities, gun violence, and settler colonial violence against Indigenous peoples in various spaces and points in time. I loved that she grounded each narrative with a connection of the original Indigenous inhabitants to every region of land she talks about.
I never grew up around guns. It wasn't until I was 30 years old that I first shot a handgun. I do not understand the fascination with them. Only recently, with the early craze of the COVID-19 pandemic, did I wonder if I should start becoming familiar with guns -- to protect myself. As an Indigenous woman becoming more hyperaware of the increased risk of encountering violence in this world by white men, I do think often about what would be the best measures for protecting myself against invaders of my home and my body. Martial arts? Guns? These were some thoughts I juggled as I read.
I now think differently about how the media handles coverage of mass shootings. I used to be of the mind that we shouldn't draw attention to the shooter because isn't the notoriety in part what they seek? But because the majority of these mass shooters are white men, our society allows for their protection by turning the other way, allowing for these horrendous pattern of violence to continue. Thank you for broadening my awareness of these social intricacies.
I never grew up around guns. It wasn't until I was 30 years old that I first shot a handgun. I do not understand the fascination with them. Only recently, with the early craze of the COVID-19 pandemic, did I wonder if I should start becoming familiar with guns -- to protect myself. As an Indigenous woman becoming more hyperaware of the increased risk of encountering violence in this world by white men, I do think often about what would be the best measures for protecting myself against invaders of my home and my body. Martial arts? Guns? These were some thoughts I juggled as I read.
I now think differently about how the media handles coverage of mass shootings. I used to be of the mind that we shouldn't draw attention to the shooter because isn't the notoriety in part what they seek? But because the majority of these mass shooters are white men, our society allows for their protection by turning the other way, allowing for these horrendous pattern of violence to continue. Thank you for broadening my awareness of these social intricacies.
carolynu's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing memoir about a young Métis woman raised in a violent home. She has to deal with a lot of gun violence and writes so intelligently about gun violence in America currently raging.
mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Dementia
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
melf's review against another edition
5.0
one of the best memoirs i’ve ever read!! jensen does an incredible job of weaving themes of violence with her lived experiences. so vulnerable and thought provoking!!!