Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

51 reviews

madetofly's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Cancer

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

I found this book really hard to read to start with, but switching to the audiobook made it much easier to consume. A really nuanced look at racism in its many facets. I was frustrated that all the definitions included racism and anti racism in both the description and their titles, which made me mark it down a touch. I was also frustrated at the slights at people’s weights which very occasionally happened, it seemed really at odds at the inclusion messaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Police brutality, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer

meowsloudlyinyourear's review against another edition

challenging informative sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Cancer, and Racial slurs

emflipspages's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Cancer

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Sexism, and Police brutality

meganb392b0's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

alyssa_s10's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

I read this book as part of the ABC book challenge. I am glad I picked this one.  It is a must read and I couldn't put it down. I love how he frames his talking points and his thesis.

I liked the ending  allegory of racism to cancer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, and Sexism

Minor: Transphobia

audrey_m_w's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

How to Be an Antiracist's value does not lie in any single aspect. Dr. Kendi is an expert storyteller, weaving anecdotes into personal revelations into explanations of racist power into instructions on antiracist tools. His writing is sensitive and pulls no punches. It is inclusive and intentionally specific. This book is a sermon as much as it is an anthology. It is a rallying cry. This is required reading for anyone on the path to a "more just and equitable society". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Cancer

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, and Violence

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Islamophobia, Grief, Cancer, Ableism, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Death, and Colonisation

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Cancer