Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

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

2 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

wlreed312's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

 This was absolutely fantastic. The narratives of the three protagonists were heartbreaking, awe inspiring, sometimes lovely and sometimes frustrating. They were all so deeply human. The history is fascinating. The writing is lovely and engaging. Wilkerson is a wonder. I don't often buy nonfiction books because I try to save my purchases for books I know I'll reread, but I think I'll make an exception for this. Truly wonderful, as is Caste.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Forced institutionalization