Reviews tagging 'Torture'

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

17 reviews

jess_always_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

An incredible book that details the horrors, hope, stress, love, trauma, and community of organizing against state violence and oppression. A beautiful memoir, reflection, story of hope, and call to action all in one. 11/10 recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Torture, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence

wandering_canuck's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A very powerful memoir, both about the BLM movement and the woman who co-founded it. Raw and emotional, informative and uncomfortable, honest and hopeful. Focused on the Black experience with government and law enforcement, but delves into how that intersects with the experience of those with mental illness, those living in poverty, and the  queer community. 

This is a truly revelatory book that should be on everyone's TBR list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Classism, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

erinvasut's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Grief, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Misogyny, Child death, and Homophobia

antidietleah's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, Transphobia, Torture, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicide

arcookson's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Death of parent

taylynnmazz's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A powerful and eye opening account of Patrisse’s life that events that inspired her to stand up for Black rights. Definitely recommend everyone to read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Torture

mscalls's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug use, Grief, Racism, Abandonment, Torture, Transphobia, Homophobia, Medical content, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

thegirlfromthemoon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Grief, and Murder

questingnotcoasting's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, and Mental illness

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Anyone who thinks they know what “Black Lives Matter” is about should take the time to read this book. Patrisse Khan-Cullors illuminates her very personal reasons for creating the hashtag heard round the world. As an abolitionist; this book reiterated and reinforced all the reasons that prison and policing  aren’t the answers to a safer, more loving America. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Mental illness, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, and Violence