Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Liberdade é uma Luta Constante by Angela Y. Davis

26 reviews

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

While I love when the author reads their work for an audiobook, I think this one is best read in print. I will be on the lookout for a copy. It was a bit repetitive but otherwise very interesting and helpful. All our struggles are connected and this book gives evidence. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Confinement, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Torture, Colonisation, Classism, Slavery, Police brutality, Homophobia, War, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Racism

grace_b_3's review against another edition

informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

This book collects some of Davis’s speeches and essays, alongside interviews with her. Since all of the collected materials are from within the same time period, the book can feel a bit repetitive at times, but a lot of Davis’s points are still impactful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual violence, Islamophobia, and Deportation

picoledenaranja's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

An amazing book to get you thinking about international solidarity. Easy to read, informative and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, War, Violence, and Islamophobia

koreanlinda's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was my first book by Angela Y Davis, and I learned a lot. Because it is a collection of her speeches and interviews, some information is repeated, but it rather helped me remember it. I liked the chapters with speeches much better than the interviews. Her speeches are quite easy to follow.

Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in March 2024
Personal essays on DefinitelyNotOkay.com
Artwork on Instagram @KoreanLinda

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Slavery, Police brutality, and Racism

juleseliasw's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Homophobia, War, Suicide, Xenophobia, Slavery, Genocide, Hate crime, Gun violence, Colonisation, Classism, Racism, Murder, Islamophobia, Violence, and Police brutality

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Transphobia, Grief, Violence, Classism, Police brutality, and Racism

stargirlmolly's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and War

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, War, Confinement, and Misogyny

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty and Ableism

paloma_sanchezh's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Mi primer acercamiento a Angela Davis y siento que aún lo estoy digiriendo. En esta colección de ensayos, Davis habla sobre la importancia de mantener la libertad de pensamiento y de acción y de cuestionar el status quo que, con frecuencia, está determinado por hombres, blancos y occidentales. La autora comparte también muchas de sus vivencias personales, sus desencuentros con la autoridad y como, para una persona negra, las acusaciones y la persecución serán siempre una constante -como el caso de una activista estadounidense que fue encarcelada, liberada, se exilió en Cuba y años después, el FBI la pone en la lista de terroristas más buscados. Davis argumenta que en sistemas opresivos, la libertad no puede darse por hecho -siempre estará amenazada y quienes podemos alzar la voz debemos hacerlo, por nosotros y por los demás. Davis inició su activismo en la década de los setenta y sin duda, textos como éste deberían ser obligatorios, ante un mundo que parece olvidar lo débil de nuestras libertad y vida.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Violence

ms_mitchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This is a very political book dealing with intersectionality. I don't agree with everything she says, but I respect her and especially how much she updated her attitudes with the times particularly in terms of gender. She is the the exact opposite of the "Ok, Boomer". .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Hate crime, Trafficking, Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Classism, War, Violence, and Medical content