Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Jack Charles: A Born-Again Blakfella by Jack Charles

7 reviews

c_alexander's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

winnibirner's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Grief

black_flamed_candle_b00ks's review

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I started reading this the week of Invasion Day (“Australia Day”) and I’m so glad I did! I’ve learnt so much through Charles’ life experiences and comedic anecdotes. 5 ⭐️ Unrelated, but I listened to the audiobook and his voice is rather soothing to listen to.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

lavleviathan's review against another edition

dark funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Beautiful book. Learnt so much about this legend. RIP. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Addiction, Police brutality, Ableism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Grief, Genocide, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Drug abuse, Deportation, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Confinement, and Classism

stuffinmybrainhole's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Racism, Rape, and Death of parent

perifaerie's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Racism, and Mental illness

lesty_gibbs's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

4.75

I've been wanting to read this for ages, and was spurred to do so with Uncle Jack's death a few days ago. I listened to the audiobook too, which he narrates, and makes the overall experience so much more personalised. They didn't edit anything, when he pauses, repeats a word or sentence, when he laughs, gets passionate, gets sad, it's all there, like he's in the room with you. 

What an incredible person he was, and I've gained so much more respect for him through this book. I hope he's having the absolute best time in the Dreaming, he deserves it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia