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katharina90's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A valuable (psycho)analysis of colonialism and decolonial struggle that remains relevant.
At times the writing feels a bit dense. Not sure if it's the translation from French to English, or maybe just the style of a different era that I had a hard time connecting with.
At times the writing feels a bit dense. Not sure if it's the translation from French to English, or maybe just the style of a different era that I had a hard time connecting with.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, Colonisation, Murder, Violence, Rape, Torture, and Racial slurs
Minor: Eating disorder and Domestic abuse
funeraldancer's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Masterful, poetic work describing the heinous psychosocial effects that colonization has on the colonized.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Mental illness, and Racism
Moderate: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
taylermae's review
reflective
slow-paced
1.5
1.5 stars for still being relevant for today and challenging the way Westerners conceptualize violence today. Not any more than that because it is largely repetitive, long-winded, and generally disorganized. Much of his proposed solutions to the colonial question are ideal, but place a lot of faith in nationalism, which has become more and more problematic since this book’s publication
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Torture
Minor: Domestic abuse
The entire last section/essay is a detailed list of case studies on survivors of torture, mass shootings, generalized violence, and more. There is even one about an officer who tortured citizens and also committed violence against his family.
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