Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson

8 reviews

jarrahivy's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book was incredibly well-researched but contained some of the most harrowing descriptions I've ever read. I frequently read true crime novels and still struggled to get through parts of this book. I will have nightmares about the things I read, but I think this is SUCH a necessary read. The first 50% of the book flew by with an account of the before, during, and aftermath. The second half regarding the subsequent investigations and lawsuits was definitely tougher to get through. Don't be deterred by the number of pages, there's over 100 pages of acknowledgements.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Police brutality, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Violence

mipa_jt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

itskuhl's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

elenatamsen's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Suicide

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, and Racial slurs

keatynbergsten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Cursing

jmonsalve2's review against another edition

I got about 46-48%. I was interested in the actual uprising and how the police responded but when it came to building the law case to help the prisoners I found it slow. I started the book Sept 1st, 2020 and gave up on 1/12. I figured if a book takes me this long I'm just not going to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings