Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

52 reviews

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Racism

jaiari12's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Lesbophobia, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual violence

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This was a quick listen that I plan to go back and listen to this audiobook again. I really enjoyed the poems in this book, they were so moving and they perfectly depicted life as a Black queer femme in the US. Some of them were hard to get through,

the one about Sandra Bland made me tear up, the one about the mentally ill victims of force sterilizations made me cry.

Actually, a lot of the poems on this book left me feeling sensitive and vulnerable. 

Overall I'm going to give this 5 out of 5 stars 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Hate crime, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Biphobia, Police brutality, Death, Homophobia, and Transphobia

ashlightgrayson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was a motivating, impactful, and (for me) relatable poetry anthology. I heard it narrated in audiobook format by the author and I think it is probably the best way to consume this. You feel the pain, suffering, and joy of the narrative voice for each poem. Hearing it feels like seeing the world through the eyes and experiences of black/queer individuals whose stories deserve to take up space and be heard. I'm hoping to find more poetry collections like this. It has been quite some time since I've sat down with something like this that I did not want to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Cursing, and Slavery

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Transphobia, Biphobia, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Death, Suicide, Self harm, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Body shaming

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

gorgeous and heartbreaking poetry. this book is a love letter to black women and community and what it means to be queer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Rape, and Racism

introvertsbookclub's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

My favourite kind of poetry – accessible and direct but full of so much emotion. It was difficult not to underline every verse;  there were so many moments that had me reaching for my pencil, rereading, reading out loud and then just sitting with.

Rather than being divided into sections, the poems naturally moved from one to the next, being clustered together by subject and picking up recurring themes across the collection. Together the poems explored racism, misogyny, homophobia, violence, family, motherhood, love, heartbreak, pop culture, and so many other strands of life. Through their poems Mans questioned injustice and cruelty, but also celebrated community and change. The range of topics and perspectives created an expansive insight into life as a Black woman and an incredibly impactful reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, and Violence

dananana's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Self harm

ukponge's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, and Racism

kleinekita's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Police brutality, Slavery, Death, Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny

valeriaperez261's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

 This book played with me HARD. 

Some poems made me quite literally tear up while others felt Rupi Kaur-esque so to say I got literary whiplash from this collection is an understatement. Overall I think the words were beautiful and encapsulated the author’s experience very compellingly, I just wish it had gone through some more editing to filter out the filler. When I talk about the filler I mean poems like “Sharp”, they take away from the ones like “Birthing children not her own” and “Trans-panic”. 

Still I think it was pretty accessible and an enjoyable (as enjoyable as trauma can be) and important read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs