Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

51 reviews

hodgeonlucy's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

This is a very moving and poignant book, with an impact far greater than you'd expect for 150 pages. Such is the ability of Coates; his writing prowess and profound insight manage to give the reader so much with so little. This is a highly challenging book, that discusses Coates' life and reflects on police brutality as a wider trend on the assault of the bodies of people racialised as black in America. In discussing corporeality amongst other themes of (dis)embodiment, this book is quite sociological. Although it retains its personal and reflective nature, the book does definitely have some academic elements. I think, in that sense, the book may be slightly overwhelming to some people yet I would encourage them to keep reading as it is a wonderfully insightful, challenging, and important book that would provoke reflections in all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

dani_c's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

A must read for every American. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

erniedresser's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Hate crime, Gun violence, Slavery, and Death

pollyflorence's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

brittneyn125's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Police brutality and Slavery

booksandcoffeerequired's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, and Gun violence

_brittanyluna's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

bexh's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

mandkips's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Hate crime

bookedbymadeline's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Slavery and Rape