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mysterymom40's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
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
thepermageek's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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5.0
Such an important addition to the pantheon of books by and about Martin Luther King Jr.
This is 500+ pages of the real, human MLK…not the saint-like, sanitized, non-controversial figure he’s become in popular culture.
But MLK as he actually was: someone who was chronically late, extremely sexist, slightly homophobic, and who suffered from intermittent bouts of anxiety and depression.
Another way of saying it is that this biography was focused as much on the defeats as on the triumphs; as much on MLK as a sinner as on him as a saint.
If yr looking for hagiography then this is not yr book. But if you want a nuanced account of one of the 20th century’s great American heroes then you must read this ASAP.
This is 500+ pages of the real, human MLK…not the saint-like, sanitized, non-controversial figure he’s become in popular culture.
But MLK as he actually was: someone who was chronically late, extremely sexist, slightly homophobic, and who suffered from intermittent bouts of anxiety and depression.
Another way of saying it is that this biography was focused as much on the defeats as on the triumphs; as much on MLK as a sinner as on him as a saint.
If yr looking for hagiography then this is not yr book. But if you want a nuanced account of one of the 20th century’s great American heroes then you must read this ASAP.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia
Minor: Rape
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