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glittery_phoenix's review against another edition
5.0
It conceptualises terms like race, racism, prejudice, colourism, intersectionality and institutional racism..... But it does so in a way that is not only digestible to the reader but creates a tangible mental map of how everything is connected.
Touching on topics from history- the Atlantic slave trade to individual cases of assault, police brutality and injustice. This helps to explain the bigger picture of how things came to be, but also cultural turning points that had huge influence on the culture of Britian.
As someone from Liverpool I was very aware of our city's dark past with slavery, but the way Reni brings to life this history is brilliantly insightful while still rightfully difficult to learn about.
I felt privileged to be taken on the journey of the author from her childlike innocence up to the empowering and beautifully eloquent woman she is at the time of writing.
No review can do this justice, I can only implore you to read it. If it makes you uncomfortable then that is all the more reason to not shift your gaze. This book should be essential reading for every British person and anyone, of any race, who cares about understanding life experiences outside their own.
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, Slavery, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Racism, Death, and Racial slurs
gayelfboi's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Classism, Xenophobia, Grief, Genocide, Colonisation, Slavery, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Trafficking, Islamophobia, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Forced institutionalization
lief_'s review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Classism, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Ableism
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Racism, Genocide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Death, and Deportation
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Grief, Police brutality, Racism, Murder, and Gun violence
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Murder, and Rape
Minor: Ableism, Misogyny, and Sexism
keeganrb's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Murder, Death, and Rape
Minor: Ableism
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Rape
Minor: Ableism
gabbyreynolds's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death, and Murder
lenni_sc's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism, Colonisation, Slavery, and Classism