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samugranjo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Hate crime
Moderate: Colonisation, Slavery, Gun violence, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Violence, and Classism
goldenjunegem's review
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual assault
zanm's review
3.5
It is a good book because its controversy sparks discussion and the writing style is extremely raw.
It is a bad book because it panders just a bit too much and doesn’t expand nearly enough on certain issues (ex. how racism is ingrained in America via capitalism).
So you see- I’m torn.
Personally, this gave me the feel of a book written so white people can read it and say they’ve “done the research.” I also really liked specific parts of it and hated others, but that’s crucial to a book on race. It’s not supposed to be comfortable.
Another thing that immensely bothered me is that it’s marketed as “a book for his son” when it’s so clearly not.
TLDR: Worth reading but only if you rip it apart and use it as a jumping point.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death, Classism, Violence, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Grief
Moderate: Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Homophobia
readbycarina's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, and Police brutality
Moderate: Gun violence and Colonisation
Minor: War, Rape, and Homophobia
solenodon's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Rape, Slavery, Colonisation, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, and Racial slurs
Minor: Drug use
leahb88's review
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime and Racism
Moderate: Gun violence
theoceanrose's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Gun violence
sepitz's review
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Death and Gun violence
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Violence
Minor: Child death
charleshasalibrary's review
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Death