Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

9 reviews

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

This had similar treads to Becoming, but was also distinctly its own. The angle of this book is very conversational and engaging. At times it felt a bit repetitive at times. I appreciated the overall topics, but found the specifics to be verging on pushy at times. It had a significant self help feel, which works for some and not for others. For me, I took some and left some, where it didn't speak to me. Audiobook is the way to go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Death, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Infertility

grace33's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Gun violence

r_clark's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Police brutality and Pandemic/Epidemic

annaofjesup's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Ableism, Death, Abortion, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infertility, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Tons of wisdom from Michelle Obama’s life as daughter, wife, mother, First Lady, friend, and a Black woman. Tackles Racism 101, inclusivity, parenting, class, power, voice, self, identity, viciousness, and so more, coming back to her speech way back when she first said to the crowds, “When they go low, we go high.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Violence, Biphobia, Classism, Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Abortion, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Transphobia, Sexism, Slavery, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infertility and Panic attacks/disorders

ohyeah_karyn's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Racism, Death of parent, and Police brutality

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Racism, Homophobia, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Misogyny, Classism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

alyxampersand's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Honest, inspiring, and actionable 

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Mass/school shootings, and Infertility

javafenn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Not only does Michelle Obama express her own feelings about parenting, partnership, family life, and being human but she does it all with so much calmness and grace. This book has helped me take a step back and navigate my relationships and parenting and allowed me to reflect on who I am. She is very insistent that this is not a self help book but instead a book about her life and the lessons she learned and how others can take from that. Beautiful and inspiring!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Infertility, Police brutality, Racism, Bullying, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Hate crime