Reviews tagging 'Child death'

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

5 reviews

blackberryjambaby's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Terminal illness, War, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Drug use, Child death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Pedophilia

imstephtacular's review against another edition

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

4.25

This is one of those books that I don’t feel smart enough to read and I mean that as a compliment. The poetry and criticism are so sharp and deep and wholly human. The stories are horrifying and harrowing but also hopeful and fascinating. I learned a ton and I know these essays are going to haunt me for days to come 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, Grief, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Cursing, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexism, Bullying, Slavery, Child death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Religious bigotry

meganpbell's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This poignant, perceptive, and piercing collection of essays explores, through pop culture, primarily music—from Chance the Rapper to Bruce Springsteen, Carly Rae Jepson to My Chemical Romance, to name just a few!—such subjects as race, class, gender, privilege, police brutality, gun violence, grief, growing up, joy and community, and so much more.

I think not being a major or well educated music fan probably hurt my experience of this book, but I’m still so glad I read it and think anyone can enjoy and benefit from reading it. I highly recommend listening to a playlist of all the songs mentioned as you go! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Sexism, Grief, and Racism

toffishay's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, Racism, and Violence

bella_cavicchi's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

If you haven't yet read Hanif Abdurraqib's writing, you are missing out. Absolutely stellar.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Suicide, and Islamophobia