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4.4 AVERAGE
4.4 AVERAGE
This was so interesting to read in three contexts:
1: Fictionally, finishing Babel recently and knowing this was an inspiration for that plot was incredibly interesting on a personal level.
2: Studying Latin American history and current politics in college, I found this contextualization and theory of socialism so interesting when considering the examples of Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Venezuela, etc.
3: The current context of violence and colonialism in Palestine. I am still educating myself on this subject, and it was interesting to consider through Fanon's perspective.
Anyways. This was the first non-fiction read I have read outside of school in a long time. I would recommend it—goodnight tristate area.
1: Fictionally, finishing Babel recently and knowing this was an inspiration for that plot was incredibly interesting on a personal level.
2: Studying Latin American history and current politics in college, I found this contextualization and theory of socialism so interesting when considering the examples of Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Venezuela, etc.
3: The current context of violence and colonialism in Palestine. I am still educating myself on this subject, and it was interesting to consider through Fanon's perspective.
Anyways. This was the first non-fiction read I have read outside of school in a long time. I would recommend it—goodnight tristate area.
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Pretty disheartening to read this book, pu lished in 1961, full of ideas and solutions that could have been implemented that would have saved us from the colonial and fascist nightmare we are currently facing.
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I usually have so much to say in my reviews, but for this one, if you've read it there isn't much to say that Fanon didn't already. If you haven't read it then close out this review and go read it... This is a book that everyone needs to read.
I have felt my consciousness, thinking, and articulation grow through the process of reading this. So many puzzle pieces of how the world works was able to click into place within these pages. I was fortunate enough to buddy read this, and I think this is a book best read when you are able to discuss it along the way.
Frantz Fanon was not only an intellectual, but he had a way with words. The way he would state a claim, provide supporting evidence, and then finish it out by circling back to the original claim was textbook writing. He didn't leave anything up to interpretation and told it how it was whether you liked it or not.
The one chapter that is seared into me is "Colonial Wars and Mental Disorders." Getting an internal analysis of the effects that war has on the psyche was harrowing. How such evil can exist and not tilt the Earth off of its axis is astounding.
I have felt my consciousness, thinking, and articulation grow through the process of reading this. So many puzzle pieces of how the world works was able to click into place within these pages. I was fortunate enough to buddy read this, and I think this is a book best read when you are able to discuss it along the way.
Frantz Fanon was not only an intellectual, but he had a way with words. The way he would state a claim, provide supporting evidence, and then finish it out by circling back to the original claim was textbook writing. He didn't leave anything up to interpretation and told it how it was whether you liked it or not.
The one chapter that is seared into me is "Colonial Wars and Mental Disorders." Getting an internal analysis of the effects that war has on the psyche was harrowing. How such evil can exist and not tilt the Earth off of its axis is astounding.
Humanity expects other things from us than this grotesque and generally obscene emulation.
I want to re-read the first chapter, "On Violence", because that was the only part that I felt wasn't as structured or concise as the rest of the book. I'm not sure if that was a result of me warming up to the book and Fanon's prose, but if so, I will upgrade this to a 5.
Perhaps I'll add onto my review later.
P.S. @storygraph, in the section that states "This book would be for someone who is in the mood for something:", I need a checkbox option that says, "emotionally debilitating" please and thank you.