Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot, by Mikki Kendall

8 reviews

redrosemoth's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

A must read. This book is the friend that tells you you have something stuck in your teeth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Violence, Abortion, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Hate crime, Racism, Addiction, and Police brutality

bootsmom3's review

challenging informative fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion, Classism, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

whitej18's review

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Genocide, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism

Minor: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

adrianajimenez's review

informative reflective medium-paced

one of the best feminist books i've read so far for sure. concepts and ideas were explained wonderfully and even though i was already familiar with what was talked about in this book, i was still able to form deeper thoughts about them and feel like i was learning. honestly, it's just such a great read whether you are knowledgeable in the subject or not, so i definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Infertility, Sexual harassment, and War

brookey8888's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This was very interesting and informative. I loved that it wasn’t all the same topics that other feminism book talks about. For example housing. Like I don’t know if it’s just the books I’m reading but it was mostly topics not discussed which is good but also sad because people need to bring to light these topics every more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

samarawylie's review

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

madisonfrank's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

massivepizzacrust's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

I think you have to go into reading this with the mentality of working to be a better ally to Black people, and wanting to become an accomplice as Kendall calls it. It's not really an easy book to get through because the author is rightfully angry at the systems that hold Black people down, and unfortunately these systems are supported by white women. 
It was a weird read for me as a first gen immigrant college student that spent most of her life in a part of the world with very different race dynamics. Technically I am white in the US so I felt like a lot of the anger was directed at me even though I haven't really had the time or power to have an impact on US power systems. But I think that's my own desire to be liked by everyone, and I just need to get over it. Anyway, kind of ties into the fact that you have to read this book prepared to put your own emotional issues aside and just listen to an angry Black woman tell you how the systems are broken. I still learned a lot and I really recommend the book. 
I always feel conflicted about rating books highlighting minority issues. On the one hand, I want this book to have more exposure because I think it could kindle new thoughts and actions in white feminists. On the other, I don't really feel qualified to judge the book because I'm not part of most of these minorities. This wasn't my favorite read of all time. But I think it's an important book to spotlight because it doesn't make you feel like just by reading it you've become a better person, it demands action. And I think that's a really important part of the conversation we're continuing to have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

Examples aren't graphic but they are discussed in the context of the author's life and of issues Black girls and women experience.