Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

23 reviews

lovetlr's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Suicide, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Slavery

Minor: Hate crime

psammophilus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This book was intense and also such a clear description of the modern western world. This is not a critical analysis, or a textbook, but the kind of nonfiction that shines a light on things that can be hard to talk about and hard to process.

Having said that, I'm going to recommend it to pretty much everyone I know.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Suicide, and Xenophobia

pages_with_panda's review against another edition

emotional informative

5.0

Just when I thought America couldn't surprise me, I pick up this book and realize how wrong I am. 

I loved the way Oluo began from the very inception of America and moved chronology (for the most part) into 2021. 

Her stories were easy to follow; from white cowboys to politicians through the ages. She picks specific people who would be the best examples of white mediocrity and tells their stories - bringing to light different racists that I honestly didn't know about it. She's also very careful to cite all her sources - nothing but facts here. 

I also appreciated her inclusionary language - This isn't just a book for Black readers, she mentions ways that Indigenous people, all BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA people have been hurt by white mediocracy.  

I also loved her writing style not being totally detached from the quotes she was forced to share from racist white men. Her comments and insight made this heavy book a little lighter to read. 

100% recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Child death, and Police brutality

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Suicide

readandfindout's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicide

leahp87's review against another edition

challenging informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

bookcasey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense

5.0

Required reading for anyone in the United States.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Suicide attempt, Murder, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, and Homophobia

huckleberryrk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Violence

haileybones's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Racism, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mental illness

bayleereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

Such a powerful and informative book. It really takes "not all men" to a whole new level. I knew a baseline amount of information about white supremacy and male America before listening to this book, but now I understand so much more about our country and the policies put in place to basically paralyze any person in America that isn't a cis male, straight, Christian, and white. Oluo backs up her statements with facts and sources that prove her point even further.

Simply a phenomenal book. I think it should be a required reading for high school or college students in political science courses. But, of course they wouldn't do that, because it's "biased." Can something really be biased though, if it's backed up with immense research and facts? White male supremacy in America is harming pretty much everyone and our country isn't doing a damn thing about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Suicide

perpetualpages's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

CWs: References to sexual harassment, pedophilia, and sexual violence; discussions of white supremacy, racism, police brutality, hate crimes, and (reported) racial and sexual slurs; explorations of genocide, anti-Indigenous violence, war crimes, and chattel slavery; exploration of misogyny, deportation, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and antisemitism; some descriptions of online harassment, domestic terrorism, suicide, and gun violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Police brutality, Slavery, and Hate crime

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide