Reviews tagging 'Grief'

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

7 reviews

t_m_loewenelofson's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Confinement

meganpbell's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

This memoir astonished and altered me. Coming of age as an American Sikh in the aftermath of 9/11, Valarie Kaur’s dedication to making a difference and her extraordinary courage in the face of hate crimes, police brutality, and sexual assault are made only more remarkable by her resilient compassion toward those who’d harm her. Read this if you believe a better world takes both courage and kindness and you’d like to become more of both.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

Moderate: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide attempt and Torture

parablesarah's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, War, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Grief

ajaggers324's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Torture, Confinement, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism, Infertility, Genocide, War, Pregnancy, Cancer, Terminal illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Bullying

sneaky_snake22's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

This is a book I will be revisiting for the rest of my life.  It's beautiful and inspiring, I'm not a motherhood person nor l but even I can get on board with her metaphor.  I absolutely loved this.  The content is broken up in a way to allow you to pieces the information slowly, which is great since some of it is really heavy and emotional and you need that time to breathe.  I am inspired and able to accept that there is a lot I'm heading from as I continue working to fight for racial and social justice.  That I don't have to be everything,  but simply use the gifts I have to move forward.  I needed this book.  And I like many people need it too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Racism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Rape, Murder, and Suicide attempt

She talks as a survivor and someone who works with survivors to move in and through their grief. This is a very honest and difficult book but 100% worth it.

maddie7217's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Murder, Islamophobia, and Mass/school shootings

applesaucecreachur's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

A reflective and important memoir that challenges people to radically move beyond hate. The emphasis on wonder and self-love in a world dominated by hatred is difficult to swallow at times, but is backed up by the author’s explanation that anger is a protector of love, and therefore is something to be understood (though perhaps not always allowed). In my own life, I will try to choose wonder and self-love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt