Reviews tagging 'Death'

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

63 reviews

meghan1111's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Confinement, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Classism, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Slavery, Death, and Hate crime

Minor: Child death

jwartts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Police brutality, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs

Minor: War, Grief, and Violence

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

Powerfully beautiful writing made more emotional as a love letter to the author's son. I feel honored that Ta-Nehisi Coates allowed me as a reader into his life and beliefs so intimately. 100% recommend the audiobook, to hear his writing in his own voice is incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racism

jake_windish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This one is going to stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Death

chronicacademia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Classism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, and Misogyny

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

 

I didn't expect this to be written as a letter from a father to his son, but that, combined with hearing it in the author's voice as an audiobook made for a very powerful read. Coates' voice feels honest and real, while addressing incredibly challenging and personal topics. This is a great read, particularly as an audiobook.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Death, and Gun violence

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

such a raw and emotional book, such an important read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

estanza's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Death

nnennaya_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, Slavery, and Grief

bookish_bry's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

I listened to the audiobook read by the author and it was fantastic. The writing is so well done and the framing of the novel as a letter to his child was so great. It was such a good glimpse into this man's growth as a human being and a black man. There was something special about this book and the careful way Coates engaged with his own history with different views on race. Many of his observations made me think and look at certain things in a new light.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Gun violence