Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

38 reviews

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

I don’t read much poetry but I really liked the poems in this! I liked that they weren’t all necessarily the same type of rhyme scheme and that they all told a story when read together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

lay_kone's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

katelynprice's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

Lovely! I highlighted a lot of great lines about childhood, heritage, and identity. It was an honor to hear Woodson tell about her life and experiences growing up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Car accident, and Child death

beccacondon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Racism, Alcoholism, Grief, and Emotional abuse

asienerbrown's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Medical content, and Death

axel_p's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Body shaming, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Ableism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

mallorypen's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.0

I had a tough time getting into this book. A lot of times, with poetry, I either need separation on the subject, or separation of my consumption. The lack of narrative throughline is usually something I struggle with, and though Brown Girl Dreaming was largely a linear story, I just couldn’t divorce the reading of poetry (short bursts) from my experience of reading this book.

I do love the way Jacqueline Woodson writes her poetry - like a rocking horse. Clear cadence, relaxing and meditative.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Sexism, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Terminal illness

marioosa517's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness