Reviews tagging 'Death'

Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez

5 reviews

salemander's review

5.0

absolutely amazing !! i’ve seen some critiques about the grammar of this book but like did y’all read chapter 4 ?? she talks in depth about the discrimination against indigenous scientists and researchers who are deemed to not have enough “formal education” (colonial brainwashing) to be published or to work on certain projects. grammar rules are made up and english is a colonists language, who cares!! i also really appreciated how blunt the author was and the repetitive nature of the information. she explained things multiple times from different perspectives to ensure her audience truly grasped the information and as an autistic person it made this book a really easy and very educational read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Colonisation, Violence, Genocide, and Police brutality

caidyn's review

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

Part of me wishes I had saved this for Decolonize December, but I'm also very glad I read this now. It definitely taught me about Spanish colonization and the racism in Mexico. I had no idea about those things whatsoever. So not only did it discuss colonization and the importance of Indigenous wisdom in rebuilding ecosystems, but it also went over cultures not often covered in Indigenous history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Transphobia

madmantha's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Phenomenal book, I would suggest it to absolutely EVERYONE. Strangers, friends, family, everyone. I want to purchase for my whole family for Christmas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Police brutality and Deportation

Minor: Drug use, Animal death, Death, Deportation, and Gaslighting

galexy_brain's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This book is so important. I truly believe any non-indigenous person in a conservation/environmental etc. field needs to read this book. The way I think about conservation issues has changed because of this book. I especially appreciated reading a book written about indigenous experiences by an indigenous person whose ancestry is not from North America, because I don't think I've had much exposure to perspectives from those cultures before. There was definitely room for a bit more editing throughout this book, but there were still passages I wish I could have underlined (if only it wasn't a library book!)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation and War

Minor: Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Genocide, and Violence

lena_and_her_books's review

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

The easiest 5 stars I've ever given! EVERYONE should read this book. In my mind especially people from the Americas and environmental scientist would benefit from reading this. I'm neither and still loved the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and War