Review of Buried in the Mississippi Mud

[Tony Official]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Buried in the Mississippi Mud" by Chinna Dunigan.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Buried in the Mississippi Mud by Chinna Dunigan is a "misery porn" which follows the life of a woman who is from Mississippi. She has been abused both physically and verbally throughout her life. The book shows the horror that some black women in America face and how some of those problems are created in their childhood by stereotypes and false doctrines and the misguided approach to helping them. It is an inspirational book that showcases the issues and burdens put upon these women throughout their life.

The book begins with the protagonist of the story being sexually abused by her husband because of his belief that she is cheating on him. The book goes back to when she was a child to show the events that took place which led to her being in that situation. The story shows the abuse she had as a child from guardians and the neglect from people who were meant to take care of her. The book also shows the result of such abuse and neglect, which in turn causes further results and it becomes a cycle, and how the cycle is worsened by lies and further abuse which are said and done to her.

The book has a lot of positive aspects. Most of these can be seen through the enlightenment the book brings. The book is enlightening about how some professional medical workers interfere in the life of teenage mothers and lecture them when they have no right to do such. These professionals feel they have the moral high ground to do so when most are not aware of the background of what happened. It was enlightening about the problems teenage mothers have to go through when they find out they are pregnant. Sometimes, they are berated instead of being cared for when they need it, and such experiences can traumatize such persons. It enlightened me about the level of physical and sexual abuse that young children go through at the hand of their guardians and how some people do not believe the children and do not react to such issues. The theme of absent-parenting was also discussed as well as the negatives it brings to a child. This book also shows how such experiences can seriously traumatize a person. The lack of paternal figures in children's lives was shown and how it can affect such a child's future decision-making.

I give the book a rating of three out of four stars. The book satisfied most of the main points it wanted to achieve. It portrayed the burdens which society pushes on black women and how they break due to this burden. The book also showed that such women could fight back and carry that burden and make themselves and those around them better. The protagonist showed that they do not have to conform to the norm of society, and even if they had to, they could stop. The book is not professionally edited, which was the only negative aspect I saw in the book. Therefore, I have removed a star from my rating.

I recommend this book to victims of rape. The book shows how a person can be able to overcome this atrocity and move on with their life. Also, I recommend the book to people who are in abusive relationships. The theme of abuse is well discussed in this novel and also the ability to overcome such problems and leave the relationship was discussed. I recommend the book as well to social welfare workers, as the book shows how such individuals can help a person greatly if they do their jobs right and also how they can hinder a person when doing their jobs haphazardly.

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Buried in the Mississippi Mud
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[Ikechukwu+12345]

I wish abuse and violence will be annihilated absolutely. Thanks for a nice review.

[Amy Luman]

I really have a hard time relating to books such as this. My friends and I were extremely lucky in that respect (even though we didn’t think so at the time). I do think that parents and guardians don’t realize the effect their actions have on the children in their care. (No room for excuses, though.)

[Sopulu Ezidimma]

An inspirational book that showcases the issues and burdens put upon these women.
A book talking about the negative impact that the black American woman can go through.
Great review.

[Lucy Vera]

This book appears to have lessons especially in the aspect of abuse. It is difficult sometimes to decipher where traces of abuse come from and how abuse witnessed during childhood can affect an individual. Thanks for the review.

[Darlings O]

This is my first time coming across a misery porn. Aside from that, the book title is eye catching and i enjoyed yourskillful use of words to analyze this book. I would really consider it when im less busy. Thank you for the recommendation.

[chocolaterays]

This is an amazing review. Your summary of the book is interesting. Seems like I would learn a lot from this book. How did the story end though? Did she decide to end the relationship? Or did she continue in it? I guess I have to read the book to find out.

[Vivian Stones]

The society has made it so difficult to be a woman or person of colour. However, it is great to see these stereotypes getting destroyed day by day. Victims of abuse and rape should be given access to more books like this.

[Rhodahams]

This is a wonderful book with various lessons, majorly on abuse and violence. Your review of the book is also beautiful. You penned down your summary really well. I would love to learn how the story ended and also what decision the protagonist took along the line. Thank you for this beautiful review.

[WriteOn]

I was pleased to see that your review highlighted the deficits and bad practice in services for victims of abuse. Sadly, they are sometimes victimised twice due to this. I agree, it would be helpful for professionals to improve their insight into the experiences of victims by reading this book. This book could raise awareness of the issues it includes. You explained that the protagonist is an African American woman. I appreciate that she faces specific challenges because she is African American and hope the book can provide guidance for any victim of abuse.