Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

34 reviews

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the content of the poetry, but would have preferred a different format so everything could be discussed more at length. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, and Rape

ari_angelus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

every time i read this i get a better understanding of what jericho brown is trying to say. he writes with such transparency, intelligence, and vulnerability in his prose. it's gorgeous.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

libraryfairyrachel's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

Not a fan of the writing style. Most of the prose went over my head and I didn’t understand what was being said 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

khadijaheatswords's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Chronic illness, and Death

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

originally was going to settle for a 4.25 rating but reading duplex: cento really blew me away. 

I loved this collection of poems. 

— favorite poems (in no particular order):

duplex: cento
the tradition
the water lillies
entertainment industry
bullet points
riddle
of my fury

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

jazhandz's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Rape

ukponge's review against another edition

emotional relaxing fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

kabrahams's review against another edition

4.0

I don't flatter myself to be a judge of poetry. I merely know when it resonates and when it does not. This poetry did. It took me awhile as I like to take my time to absorb poetry and because of the heavy themes these poems deal with including police brutality, sexual violence, and HIV. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Violence, Death, and Police brutality

lilawsahar's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I didn’t get all the poems, but I want to. Brown shines a light on what’s it’s like to be black in America.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Death