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Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement

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  • Author：Tarana Burke
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Summary

From the founder and activist behind the largest movement of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries， Tarana Burke shares her never never before revealed life story of how she first came to say me too and launch one of the largest cultural events in American history。

After a long， difficult day working with young Black girls who had suffered the unimaginable， Tarana tossed in her bed， unable to sleep as a fit of memories intruded into her thoughts。 How could she help these girls if she couldn't even be honest with herself and face her own demons。 A fitful night led to pages and pages of scribbled notes with two clear words at the top: Me too。

Tarana Burke is the founder and activist behind the largest social movement of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries， the me too movement， but first she had to find the strength to say me too herself。 Unbound is the story of how she came to those two words， after a childhood growing up in the Bronx with a loving mother that took a terrible turn when she was sexual assaulted。 She became withdrawn and her self split， there was the Tarana that was a good student， model kid， and eager to please young girl， and then there was the Tarana that she hid from everyone else， the one she believed to be bad。 The one that would take all the love in her life away if she revealed。

Tarana's debut memoir explores how to piece back together our fractured selves。 How to not just bring the me too movement back to empathy， but how to empathize with our past selves， with out bad selves， and how to begin to love ourselves unabashedly。 Healing starts with empowerment， and to Tarana empowerment starts with empathy。 This is her story of finding that for herself， and then spreading it to an entire world。

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Reviews

Becca ，

Tarana Burke shares her story。 An important read about how she came to understand her own experience and her community and movement work。 I think the two most powerful parts of the memoir are about Maya Angelou and Heaven。 With Maya Angelou， she gave Burke what the MeToo movement gives many survivors—the knowledge that they’re not alone。 With Heaven， we are able to read a part of Burke’s story in which she wasn’t able to be there for a young girl trying to share her story。 She reflects on how he Tarana Burke shares her story。 An important read about how she came to understand her own experience and her community and movement work。 I think the two most powerful parts of the memoir are about Maya Angelou and Heaven。 With Maya Angelou， she gave Burke what the MeToo movement gives many survivors—the knowledge that they’re not alone。 With Heaven， we are able to read a part of Burke’s story in which she wasn’t able to be there for a young girl trying to share her story。 She reflects on how her inability to be there for Heaven urged her to do better for other survivors。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

Unbound is an excellent but tough to read memoir。 I thought the author would dive more into the MeToo movement and the co-opting of the movement， but instead， the author focused on their life and experiences leading up to starting a movement。 It was tough to read at times， but very impactful。 3。5 rounded upThank you to the author， Flatiron Books， and NetGalley for providing an early copy to review！

Patricia West ，

Wow。 What an incredibly powerful book。 She's the originator of the phrase 'me too'。 She started it as a way for black and brown women and girls to share their pain and grief in an atmosphere of love and support。 From her own pain she developed her program for survivors to share their past。 I hope this book becomes a best seller because it's a story we all need to hear Wow。 What an incredibly powerful book。 She's the originator of the phrase 'me too'。 She started it as a way for black and brown women and girls to share their pain and grief in an atmosphere of love and support。 From her own pain she developed her program for survivors to share their past。 I hope this book becomes a best seller because it's a story we all need to hear 。。。more

Stacy ，

Wow。 First， Tarana's writing style makes this an easy to read book。 It felt like I was just sitting down listening to her share her story and wisdom， along with a few tears and laughs。 Second， her story is definitely one to read。 I figured there would have to be something powerful about the woman who stared the Me Too movement， but I had no idea of the positive impact she's been making in communities her whole life。 Wow。 Wow。 First， Tarana's writing style makes this an easy to read book。 It felt like I was just sitting down listening to her share her story and wisdom， along with a few tears and laughs。 Second， her story is definitely one to read。 I figured there would have to be something powerful about the woman who stared the Me Too movement， but I had no idea of the positive impact she's been making in communities her whole life。 Wow。 。。。more

Jeffrey ，

A compelling memoir。 Burke tells stories of her experiences and development that led her to her work in supporting victims of sexual violence。 The story of her life is a series of stories that slowly add up to her ultimate work。

Donna Bijas ，

4 stars。 This was an excellent but tough read。 While I know of the subject of “Me Too”， it didn’t dawn on me that those two words could be a trigger for anyone sexually assaulted。 The author’s voice is loud and clear and all the things she has done in her life with respect to this subject is admirable。 I’m glad I read it， but will follow up with a lighter take。

Jourdan ，

*I won an AR copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway*First， I would like to say that I really hope there are more copy edits to be done on this manuscript as there were many mistakes that made sections of the book partially unreadable。 This almost made me stop reading altogether。 If I was Tarana Burke I would be pretty mad that my book was allowed out， even as an Advanced Reading copy， with the kind of errors left behind by her editors。After finishing this book I am so glad that Burke had the *I won an AR copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway*First， I would like to say that I really hope there are more copy edits to be done on this manuscript as there were many mistakes that made sections of the book partially unreadable。 This almost made me stop reading altogether。 If I was Tarana Burke I would be pretty mad that my book was allowed out， even as an Advanced Reading copy， with the kind of errors left behind by her editors。After finishing this book I am so glad that Burke had the courage to write this memoir。 It's clear that this book is a powerful continuation of her work， one that will further her goal of promoting empathy and a greater community for survivors of sexual assault。 Her writing shines in her recollections of specific interactions with the important people in her life。 This is where you feel her warmth and strength propelling you through her story。 There were other moments where it felt like the writing flagged。 It almost seemed like it came from another writer because it lost its warmth and humanity and became more clinical。 I don't know if it was because these sections were more about relaying facts and information？ It could have been from Burke's experience as a journalist， where writers are often are taught to not have a voice。 Whatever the reason it caused some sections to feel disjointed。Overall， I would not hesitate to recommend this book and will probably suggest it to friends and family。 。。。more

Mel ，

This is a memoir- it is about the authors perspective as a Black woman who has been the victim of abuse。 She appears to separate her experience from similar experiences of white women; she tells how she was the originator of the “me too” movement and gives her perspective on what this movement means to her as a Black woman and how she sees it used by white women。What happened to the author is awful and she prevailed by working through her trauma and using her pain to do community work aimed at h This is a memoir- it is about the authors perspective as a Black woman who has been the victim of abuse。 She appears to separate her experience from similar experiences of white women; she tells how she was the originator of the “me too” movement and gives her perspective on what this movement means to her as a Black woman and how she sees it used by white women。What happened to the author is awful and she prevailed by working through her trauma and using her pain to do community work aimed at helping other Black and Brown girls。 There are a lot of things to chew on in this book- social justice， sexual abuse- her community work is important， which is evident by how she， as a child， could have forged a different path， had it been in place。 。。。more

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