Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

12 reviews

readingbrb's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Racism

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Rape, Homophobia, and Sexual content

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Rape, Police brutality, Slavery, Racism, Violence, and Physical abuse

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

jazhandz's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Challenging, sad and reflective. These poems packed punches of anger and grief. 

Some fav quotes: 
"None of the beaten end up how we began." - part 1, duplex
"A poem is a gesture toward home." - part 1, duplex
"I'm not crossing to cross back. I'm set on something vast. It reaches long as the sea. I'm more than a conqueror, bigger than bravery. I don't march. I'm the one who leaps." - part 3, crossing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Rape

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Domestic abuse

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Holy shit this was amazing. I read it all in one sitting because I just couldn't stop reading. So many lines made me just sort of sit there staring at nothing, like, they were just stunning. I definitely want to read more of Brown's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Minor: Misogyny

totallyshelfaware's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Mass/school shootings

f18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Chronic illness

Minor: Sexism, Rape, and Bullying