Reviews tagging 'Violence'

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

13 reviews

kleinerdiktator's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Racism, Police brutality, and Gun violence

kibbles15's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

3.0

This book is well written and the author clearly did extensive research into the history of racism in the United States.  The fact that he used his own life experiences gave the book a more accessible feel because it read more like a memoir than a book on political science.  In terms of content,  I appreciated that he took a view point that, with a few exceptions, did not attack or blame any specific racial group when defining racism.  However, there was some definite bias in some of the opinions/definitions presented in the book and the ideas tend to lean toward a more liberal viewpoint.   This is fine, but it is good to note that the book is not a completely unbiased assessment of racism in the United States.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Racism, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexism, Homophobia, Cursing, and Violence

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Cancer, Colonisation, Classism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Sexism

applesaucecreachur's review

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

rieviolet's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I am really a beginner when it comes to reading about racism and other aspects of social justice, so this book was a very important read for me and helped me a lot to understand better, to learn more and to reflect, even when that meant difficult and painful reflections. 

Overall, I think the book was very accessible and easy to follow, although some of the ideas and themes included certainly need time to sink in and to be digested. 

I enjoyed the narrative choice of alternating  personal experiences and explanatory/reflective segments. It was really fascinating to follow the author's own journey and to see it reflected in the themes included in the chapter. 
I very much enjoyed the historical sections and I look forward to expanding my reading and my knowledge of these topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Slavery, Cancer, Medical content, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: War, Transphobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Fatphobia

jellybean53's review

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexism, Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, and Bullying

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Colonisation

jojo_'s review

informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Slavery, and War

tbooks15's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

alayamorning's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Drug use