Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

20 reviews

haleybird's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I know I’m late to the party, but this book is a must read for anyone who considers themselves a “feminist” - or anyone who doesn’t, for that matter. bell hooks presents the black feminist perspective in direct, easily digestible terms, making the information accessible to just about anyone. White people who consider themselves feminists would probably benefit most from this book. I think we have a duty to seek out different perspectives so that we might collectively learn to make the feminist movement in the West more inclusive. I loved this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Death, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

amsswim's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Required reading. Highly recommend to anyone and everyone. Intersectionality should be the standard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Classism, Death, Deportation, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Genocide, Grief, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

lizziaha's review against another edition

5.0

Now THIS is how you write and support a thesis!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Rape, and Torture

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

A difficult topic shown under a harsh almost clinical light.  Everything is so matter of fact, and it is so sad.  I don’t know why I decided to read this.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Racism, Violence, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body shaming, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

An important foundational text on intersectionality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Racism, and Rape

smiley_ari's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This was so good! Super informative and eye opening. This definitely helped me see a lot of the myths I unconsciously believed were true. The recounts of slavery and the horrors black women in particular truly gave be a better understanding of the horrors my ancestors went through. Unsurprisingly I never learned this in my history books in school. 

A great book that everyone should be required to read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Child abuse, Slavery, Violence, Racism, and Torture

rachbake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Slavery, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Torture

caseythereader's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Police brutality, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

vrede's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Sexism, Trafficking, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Racism, and Emotional abuse