Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

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

5 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

jaiari12's review against another edition

informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Classism, and Grief

mooncake8008's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Wow. What an amazing read. I was intimidates by this book when I initially picked this book up due to it's length and font size. But Wilkerson's ability to weave narrative and facts about the Great Migration is so seamless and it made for a very quick read. 

There is such rich history in this book. Definitely a must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Murder, Infidelity, and Hate crime

chloeml's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

While a little bit redundant at times, this book was a gripping take on life as a Black American during this time period. It was both extremely educational and engaging, with a narrative/story structure that kept the book from feeling like a history book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Classism, Death, Murder, and Slavery

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

 📚 This is one of the most engaging nonfiction books I've ever read. Wilkerson's narrative style draws you in immediately.
📚 It's such an incredible account of ordinary people doing something extraordinary. So much of the history we learn is about the exceptional people, and Wilkerson reminds us that history is also written by everyday people.
📚 I never learned about this period of history in school - we never made it much beyond the turn of the century in my classes. We often think of historical events as discrete periods of time, but THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS deftly shows how interconnected everything is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence