Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

27 reviews

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the content of the poetry, but would have preferred a different format so everything could be discussed more at length. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, and Rape

ari_angelus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

every time i read this i get a better understanding of what jericho brown is trying to say. he writes with such transparency, intelligence, and vulnerability in his prose. it's gorgeous.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

libraryfairyrachel's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

Not a fan of the writing style. Most of the prose went over my head and I didn’t understand what was being said 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

originally was going to settle for a 4.25 rating but reading duplex: cento really blew me away. 

I loved this collection of poems. 

— favorite poems (in no particular order):

duplex: cento
the tradition
the water lillies
entertainment industry
bullet points
riddle
of my fury

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

jazhandz's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Rape

lilawsahar's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I didn’t get all the poems, but I want to. Brown shines a light on what’s it’s like to be black in America.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Death

maac's review against another edition

As any collection of work some pieces are better and some fall flat 
For the most part I really enjoyed this even though I don’t read poetry a ton so this was nice despite knowing that some I would’ve liked better if a few things had been tweaked or if the structure had been a little different. The poems do have a satisfying way of sounding nice and that’s always enjoyable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Challenging, sad and reflective. These poems packed punches of anger and grief. 

Some fav quotes: 
"None of the beaten end up how we began." - part 1, duplex
"A poem is a gesture toward home." - part 1, duplex
"I'm not crossing to cross back. I'm set on something vast. It reaches long as the sea. I'm more than a conqueror, bigger than bravery. I don't march. I'm the one who leaps." - part 3, crossing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Rape

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime and Rape

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia