Reviews tagging 'Death'

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

7 reviews

randisworld's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

Excellent research done to write this fully fleshed out narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

mysterymom40's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Stalking, Police brutality, Infidelity, Racism, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Sexism, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

brookiet1220's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

A well-researched biography that addressees the quest of “Who was Martin Luther King”?  Using interviews of people close to him and newly declassified FBI files Eig provides a picture of the man whose birthday we honor every January.

While there is a single narrator, each person has distinct voice.  The baritone voice he uses for King transports readers to a speech or sermon.  The Nobel Prize and the anti-Vietnam War speeches are not known like the I Have a Dream but are equally as eloquent and enthralling.

The post March on Washington chapters of the book were informative.  These sections reveal how public opinion turned on King and the Civil Rights movement and its impact on his inner circle.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Infidelity

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

This was a long book. I had to fight the fatigue, but I could get through it because learned a lot from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

shay43geek's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

 This book was sooooo good!
Jonathan Eig has done such a good job not only researching Martin's Luther King's life but also the people in it. He made Martin into this relatable and more human like character which is always so nice to see of someone who was a historical figure. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator (Dion Graham) could not be more perfect. Well-spoken and full of so much emotion and so good at giving each character their own voice. The interview at the end was so informative. Knowing how Eig felt while he was writing the book and all the work that went into it. I hope he writes more to this once the new records are released because I will be waiting for it. I plan to pick up another book by Eig soon! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, War, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, Classism, Hate crime, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Pregnancy, Child death, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

oliviaja's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Classism, Gun violence, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Death, and Racism