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amberinpieces's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Classism, Colonisation, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Suicide, Genocide, Blood, and Rape
Minor: Cannibalism
suzettmolina's review against another edition
5.0
Wow wow wow. Took my time with this book. So much learning, so much unlearning. This is the book that should be a required read in all schools the way To Kill A mockingbird was shoved down our throats, then some real learning could occur. Eager to get my own hard copy and keep it on my coffee table.
zachnachazel's review against another edition
5.0
Haiku Book Review.
Written history
Made me laugh and cry at one.
Read this book right now!
(EASILY in the running for the best book I’ve read in 2024, if not in the past decade).
Written history
Made me laugh and cry at one.
Read this book right now!
(EASILY in the running for the best book I’ve read in 2024, if not in the past decade).
aswinoc's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
ren_the_hobbit's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
4.0
I was taught the white version of history in school and this book was absolutely necessary to relearn and widen the view from that vantage point. It does so with both humor and grace without trying to make ugly things pretty. I did get a little drowned in the details, but I’m not much for history anyway so someone who likes the subject more would probably find this perfect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
jlesley's review against another edition
5.0
Really fantastic. Learned so much I didn’t know.
And written by a fellow South Carolinian!
And written by a fellow South Carolinian!
joan_anne's review against another edition
5.0
Listened on audio will buy physical copy for my library.