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mari1532's review against another edition
4.0
Brief Synopsis: This book is a compilation of speeches and talks given by Dr. Davis covering themes related to collective liberation
Thoughts: I read this book several weeks ago and there hasn't been a day since that I haven't thought about this book in some way. I think that it should be required reading and has directed me to seek out other reading and organizations.
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, Genocide, Colonisation, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, War, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Classism, and Torture
booksandteatime's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Islamophobia, Colonisation, War, Gun violence, Misogyny, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Genocide, Racism, Death, Hate crime, and Police brutality
bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.75
If I were only reviewing the text, this would easily be 5 stars. But since I listened to it as an audiobook, I feel like I should point out that the interview section is a bit confusing because it is ALL read by Davis, and sometimes it's difficult to tell when she is reading the interviewer's questions versus her own answers.
Graphic: Misogyny, Islamophobia, Classism, Racism, Violence, Death, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Genocide, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Deportation, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia
soniajoy98's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Hate crime, and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Minor: Classism, Torture, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, and War
archiveofrasa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Genocide
Moderate: Police brutality and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Transphobia
createandchaos's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Genocide, and War
Moderate: Slavery and Death
bessjoyce's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Slavery, Racism, and Violence
chronicacademia's review against another edition
Moderate: Drug use, Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Physical abuse, and Police brutality
fromthefoxhole's review against another edition
4.5
4.5 - half star removed mostly because this has multiple chapters that are speeches she has given at various conferences and events. In a few cases I've either watched the speech on YouTube or read it as a one off, and some of the material overlaps in a way that makes it slightly less impactful overall. I think it could also have used a final chapter that acted as a final summarization/call to further education at the very least.
Despite this slight grievance, I think this book does well in its undertaking to relate struggle across location, gender, race, religion, nationality, or whatever divides humanity might face. Davis utilizes the wealth of own-voices books, movements across history, and anecdotes from her own past to present to the reader a framework within which we can find our foothold as activists. She speaks on trans and queer liberation, the occupation of Palestine, the ongoing struggle of Black people and people of color in the US. She briefly touches on disability rights and mental health institutionalization as well. She never shies away from the fact that there might be more points of intersectionality than previously understood, and I think that openness serves the reader well in providing external context to her works.
Anyway, I love Angela Davis. I've added so many books from her references here to my own reading list, and I'm excited to get cracking on those.
Moderate: Slavery, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Deportation, Transphobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Classism, Sexism, Mental illness, and Hate crime
nineinchnails's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death, Police brutality, and War
Minor: Slavery, Transphobia, and Sexual assault