Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne

4 reviews

nadia's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

I went into this book not really knowing anything about Malcolm X so I learned A LOT! I did appreciate the detail, but I don't think this was the best choice for audio. It was hard to keep track of everyone. The appendix at the end — essentially a Q&A with Malcolm X — was super helpful and a great summary of the activist's viewpoint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness

peachani's review

informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Islamophobia

leah_alexandra's review

emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

This was an excellent read--a deep dive into, not just Malcolm X the man, but also the forces that shaped him and that he in turn shaped throughout his short life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, and Police brutality

surefinewhatever_'s review against another edition

challenging informative tense slow-paced

4.0

Wow, I learned soooo much from this book and realized just how little I knew about Malcolm X. From the trouble-making of his youth, to his time in prison, his journey through the Nation of Islam, and then the rapid ending of his life. Honestly, I was shocked to learn that Malcolm was really just coming into his own during the final months of his life, and I just can’t stop thinking about everything else he would have said and accomplished had he not been assassinated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Hate crime