Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

51 reviews

brookey8888's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

This was very good and a great audiobook. It was beautifully written. I do like what is talked about but I feel like I’m a little stupid and stuff like went over my head/it took me a while to understand. But I would recommend this. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

imdolien's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Violence

ariam's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I loved the format of a letter to the author's son. This book brings  some peace and understanding to all the chaos and contradictions in the greater discussion about living black. Just read it, its so good.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Hate crime

hyperpension's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

This book is beautifully written. A must read

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Hate crime, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Abandonment, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Drug use

gaiadances's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Racism, and Racial slurs

amelianoelc's review

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Violence, and Racial slurs

booksbutmakeitgay's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence

arlangrey17's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

oraygano's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death

thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

So many thoughts swirl around in my head. I'm not sure how to articulate them so they make sense. The passion behind Coates' writing hits you like a wall. And the reality of the circumstances people of color face every day simply for being brown, black, yellow, red, tan...my heart cracks into dust. Coates clinches the desire within me to be fearless in the face of injustice. For the humanity of every single people who is any other shade besides white, it is our duty as humans to stand up and push back.

We only get one body. Any color, any ability, any culture, any religion, any gender, we have to take care of each other and ourselves.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Murder