Reviews tagging 'Violence'

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

6 reviews

t_m_loewenelofson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Confinement

beth_simmons's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book should be required reading at this moment in our society. Full of insight, hope, and honesty, Kaur's idea of revolutionary love and how we practice it is so engaging it needs more than one read-through. I led a discussion about it which was supposed to be a single one-hour session. Instead, we stretched it out over four sessions which all went well past the time allotted. It is just so full. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Hate crime, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, and Medical content

parablesarah's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, War, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Grief

ajaggers324's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Torture, Confinement, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism, Infertility, Genocide, War, Pregnancy, Cancer, Terminal illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Bullying

readalongwithnat's review

5.0

Absolutely heart wrenching. Touched on so many topics but they were woven together so intricately. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Medical content, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

A reflective and important memoir that challenges people to radically move beyond hate. The emphasis on wonder and self-love in a world dominated by hatred is difficult to swallow at times, but is backed up by the author’s explanation that anger is a protector of love, and therefore is something to be understood (though perhaps not always allowed). In my own life, I will try to choose wonder and self-love.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt