Reviews tagging 'Death'

Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga

6 reviews

notanniewarren's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.0

Wow wow wow wow. Everyone should read this wonderful, informative, lively, fascinating book. I can't even imagine the amount of research that went into this book and I'm immensely grateful to Olusoga for doing it. This is definitely one that I'll revisit on future, maybe a chapter here and there to remind myself. The only thing I found difficult about it (other than some of the horrific facts and stories, obviously, of which there are many) is how long it is - not a criticism of the book at all, because it's all killer no filler and I get the impression that it could have been twice or three times as long. More a criticism of myself and my inability to stick with historical tomes - but I did it, and feel all the more informed for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Racism, Colonisation, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual violence

readingelli's review

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

Brilliantly researched, very informative and well written for a lay audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Racism, Colonisation, Murder, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: War and Death

labeanorita's review

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Racism, Trafficking, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Murder, Police brutality, and Trafficking

adamjeffson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Xenophobia, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Death

cerilouisereads's review

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Murder, Hate crime, and Death

Racial slurs appear in historic quotes. Descriptions of treatment of slaves and other examples of racial violence

emilistevenson's review

challenging informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Trafficking, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia