Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

22 reviews

catsteaandabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Racism, and Racial slurs

erezbalvanonyiske's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Pedophilia, Racism, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, and Sexual assault

lgkpeck's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

This book captivated and enraged me. The author writes beautifully about her life, sharing rich detail. She exposes so frankly the acute injustice of the American justice system. She spares the reader none of her indignation and rage, but she also writes with as much passion about the love she has for her brothers and sisters, for her family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Misogyny

Minor: Rape and Torture

rubbercitykitten's review

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Slavery and Torture

Minor: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Ableism, and Classism

cadybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Rape, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Grief, Kidnapping, Body horror, Colonisation, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

studydniowka's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Bardzo dosadne świadectwo politycznej uchodźczynie, której udało się zbiec z amerykańskiego systemu penitencjarnego. Historia przemocy ze względu na płeć i rasę, systemowego rasizmu i ucisku kobiety z klasy robotniczej. Bardzo polecam przeczytać, ale jest to mrożąca lektura.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Colonisation, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Torture

jubilantdemon's review

inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

katharina90's review

challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Throughout her autobiography Assata Shakur offers a radical analysis of interlocking systems of oppression and how they are upheld by the legal injustice system, policing, education and media. This book is as relevant as ever.

Despite the sobering topic and graphic content, Assata's sense of humor and no-bullshit attitude made this a highly entertaining read. I also found it inspiring and hopeful, particularly in regard to her views on activism and the struggle for liberation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Confinement, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

kshertz's review

challenging informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

Wow. I thought I knew her story but I knew nothing. The things this woman has been through. It’s eye opening. It’s horrific. It’s important. I hope everyone gets a chance to read her story and takes her advice to heart. She learned so much. She has much that we can learn from her. This is an essential memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Medical content, Abandonment, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Racism