Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

9 reviews

keeceefd's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

Lots of thought-provoking content. Very funny comments nestled right next to some pretty dark, but also enlightening, points. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

heydebigale's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

An absolutely excellent series of essays that weave together McMillan Cottom’s life experience as a Black woman with her expertise in Sociology.

It’s a heartbreaking read that discusses the intersection of misogyny and racism that Black women face. In the words of Tressue McMillan Cottom: Trust Black Woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, and Sexual assault

nataliegray's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual violence

zombiezami's review

challenging funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

These essays are haunting and they wrecked me. Cotton’s way of thinking is accurate and painful. Her writing will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Racism, Medical content, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Colorism

spinesinaline's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Medical content

Moderate: Pedophilia and Physical abuse

raynaaskiverr's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Police brutality

sarabethcoyle's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

de_es_em's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual violence

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I had absolutely no expectations for this book going in, other than it was a collection of essays. They were all so extremely good, and I would recommend this book to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny