Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

3 reviews

princxporkchop's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

A crucial archive of Black culture and history that's unfortunately weakened at times by its liberal academic sensibilities, particularly with its adherence to respectability politics and the lionization of war criminal Barack Obama.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Misogyny, Police brutality, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Racism, Slavery, Genocide, Hate crime, Death, Classism, Torture, Gore, Grief, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Addiction, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Alcoholism, Medical content, and Death of parent

eva_v's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

As a European I found this a very informative read regarding an important movement and period in American history. It also helps to explain much of the current problems and attitudes in American society. I was greatly inspired and moved by the characters and their difficult journeys, even though some parts were (very) hard to read. Would wholeheartedly recommend.

nikkiacat's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism and Miscarriage