Reviews tagging 'Death'

When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey

3 reviews

jtpgdavey's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Confinement, Racism, Sexual violence, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcoholism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Rape

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Rounding up to five, and only because I can’t help but compare to Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow which was just a little more compelling. But this one is different. It’s party history and part mini biographies. Seeing it through personal experiences gives it a new later worth reading, and I found myself wanting happy endings for all of them, knowing there are millions more for whom a happy ending is an elusive fantasy only.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Violence, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Torture, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

niareads78's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

This people's history of the crack epidemic was informative, heartbreaking, infuriating, and also hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Classism, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Child abuse, Grief, and Racism

This is a great and very heavy book so I strongly suggest taking your time giving yourself breaks while reading this.