Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

55 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Gun violence, Dysphoria, Confinement, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Trafficking, Police brutality, Slavery, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Genocide, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Grief, and Cultural appropriation

ksooxvii's review

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Definitely a must read to gain a better perspective of the Black Experience in the U.S. A way for me to branch and educate myself of how my black brothers and sisters go through in the world. Even if they reach a goal outside of what’s expected, they still feel the discrimination and racism from people’s unconscious biases. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Moderate: Grief, Death, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Police brutality and Racial slurs

dreadspawn's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Slavery, Colonisation, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, and Death

noura's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gun violence

meghan1111's review

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Confinement, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Classism, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Slavery, Death, and Hate crime

Minor: Child death

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

Powerfully beautiful writing made more emotional as a love letter to the author's son. I feel honored that Ta-Nehisi Coates allowed me as a reader into his life and beliefs so intimately. 100% recommend the audiobook, to hear his writing in his own voice is incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racism

katiew221's review

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Worth reading, worth listening to, and worth thinking about. Especially if the topic of race and racism makes you uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

keyradiator's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Absolutely breathtaking. Loved damn near every word in this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Classism, Police brutality, Racism, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Slavery, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Gun violence

chronicacademia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Classism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, and Misogyny

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

 

I didn't expect this to be written as a letter from a father to his son, but that, combined with hearing it in the author's voice as an audiobook made for a very powerful read. Coates' voice feels honest and real, while addressing incredibly challenging and personal topics. This is a great read, particularly as an audiobook.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Death, and Gun violence