92 reviews for:

Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation

Sim Kern

4.63 AVERAGE

pizzlyreads's review against another edition

5.0

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sk8rmouse404's review against another edition

5.0

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n0r_rie's review against another edition

3.75

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molliemckone's review against another edition

4.0

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If you are someone, or know someone, who would like to learn more about Palestine from the perspective of a Jewish organizer, this is the book for you. Kern does an excellent job of breaking down ‘myths’ about Israel and the United States and delivering them in a comprehensible manner while also wrestling with their own identity as a Jewish person. TLDR; free Palestine and all occupied spaces

“Our home was bombed, our lives were displaced, and our childhood was killed… what is the fault of these children in this displacement? Stop the aggression against Gaza. We have the right to live like all people. Leave us to continue our dreams.” - Nour Mattar, aunt of a one-day old baby in Gaza killed by an IDF siege on their tent.

avi_ms's review against another edition

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Immensely appreciated the deconstruction of hasbara, even if you don’t agree with all of the author’s opinions I sincerely ask that you to read this book because it is unlike anything I’ve ever read in the best ways. Free Palestine 🇵🇸❤️

deckanddaughter's review against another edition

5.0

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I finished this in a single day. That is probably the easiest way to convey just how well written, eye opening, and engaging this book is. I’m not a frequent non-fiction reader; especially of the non-poetry or memoir variety (I’m trying to be better about this!) so the fact that I didn’t have to “assign” any part of this to myself as a sort of chapter-a-day reading speaks measures. 

Sim does a fantastic job of breaking down a lot of complex information into accessible chapters and sections that lead you along this important path of discovery. I learned more than I expected to as someone who has been reading Palestinian books a lot over the past couple years. 

Also I annotated in a way that I do not normally feel compelled to. I can tell this is a book I’ll be returning to and hopefully lending out. 

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

4.5

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This is a really great examination of the primary Zionist propaganda points. I found the information really educational and fairly easy to follow, and I appreciated the author’s personal anecdotes and own story of deconstruction from Zionism along the way. I particularly appreciated the deep dives into Jewish history and thought the author tied everything together really well. Another important read to learn about the genocide, Palestine, and Jewish history. 



On a superficial note regarding book structure, I do wish some of the chapters had been broken down into smaller ones. I’m motivated by short chapters, and I found the way that one chapter was 5 pages and the following 60 to be fairly frustrating. I completely lost the plot of the talking point along the way. 

juliamaria1999's review against another edition

4.75

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lazlostrange's review against another edition

5.0

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elloryfaith's review against another edition

5.0

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