Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Brun flicka drömmer by Athena Farrokhzad, Jacqueline Woodson

39 reviews

emmalemonnz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I loved listening to this in Woodson's own voice. 
This is a beautiful memoir of childhood, of belonging, of family, and of stories. The power of the novel in verse is vibrant and visceral. 
It's about the importance of listening, of representation in literature, of finding your brilliance, and of telling your stories. 
I love how Woodson's family stories are so central to her own. I love how a sense of place and the things you're told about the place you live, and your place in the world, are so clearly linked to self worth and belief in yourself. 
I love the world through Woodson's lens. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Slavery

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

I don’t read much poetry but I really liked the poems in this! I liked that they weren’t all necessarily the same type of rhyme scheme and that they all told a story when read together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

lay_kone's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

katelynprice's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

Lovely! I highlighted a lot of great lines about childhood, heritage, and identity. It was an honor to hear Woodson tell about her life and experiences growing up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Car accident, and Child death

beccacondon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Racism, Alcoholism, Grief, and Emotional abuse

asienerbrown's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Medical content, and Death

axel_p's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Body shaming, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Ableism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

mallorypen's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.0

I had a tough time getting into this book. A lot of times, with poetry, I either need separation on the subject, or separation of my consumption. The lack of narrative throughline is usually something I struggle with, and though Brown Girl Dreaming was largely a linear story, I just couldn’t divorce the reading of poetry (short bursts) from my experience of reading this book.

I do love the way Jacqueline Woodson writes her poetry - like a rocking horse. Clear cadence, relaxing and meditative.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Sexism, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Terminal illness