Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

47 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

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

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

gossamer_lens's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Literally just amazing. Informative, emotional, profound and beautifully written. The book should speak for itself. The audiobook was 3 1/2 hours. At that length and with it's message everyone should read it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Rape

jwartts's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Police brutality, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs

Minor: War, Grief, and Violence

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

thebookkeepers's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I started this on an ebook and had a harder time getting into the book, but when I switched to audio I was completely captivated. The author narrates the audiobook and his voice inflection and cadence add so much to the overall experience. This was a vulnerable look into a private conversation he wrote to his 15-year-old son explaining his self-discovery, realizations, and lessons about what it means to be a Black man in the world. The writing style felt like that of poetry when I was listening. It isn't an easy read, emotionally, but one that will stay with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, 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

ttmahome's review

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

Thought provoking writing of the reality of how ones body plays a role in the United States throughout history and today. Well written, and well narrated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Violence, and Racism