Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

5 reviews

akvolcano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Genocide, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Ableism, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

imskylow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was difficult.
I don't mean that it's at all boring or dense or has weird pacing. I mean that the stories within this book are extremely difficult to consume. It's painful— not as painful as those who had to live it— but painful nonetheless. Knowledge can be that way sometimes. I found myself really putting off listening to this book or only listening for short segments because of how overwhelming and devastating so many stories were. It's simply so much easier to live in the ignorance, to close your eyes, plug your ears and turn away. But we shouldn't do that. As Americans, but even more broadly, as <b> humans <b/> we must progress collectively and that means opening our minds and hearts to those suffering. I won't lie, there were many times I got emotional many times for my black brothers and sisters suffering merely due to prejudice. The wrongful convictions, harsh sentencings, and pure violence that they experienced and still do experience is sickening. Bryan Stevenson and everyone a EJI are angels on earth and we need more people like them— more stone catchers. Because of this book, I also feel inspired to be a stone catcher in my own life where I can and a shoulder to cry on when it's needed. Obviously, not everyone is a lawyer but I think I could do more to support those who cannot fight for themselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Death, Torture, Murder, Bullying, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Ableism, Mental illness, and Grief

chloes_home_library's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Torture, Violence, Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Racism, Confinement, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Grief, Rape, Child abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Racial slurs

belladeriso's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infidelity, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

thechiaraface's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

This is a memoir by the lawyer who founded Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) a nonprofit law office in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to defending the poor, the incarcerated, and the wrongly condemned. This book tells Stevenson's story, the story of EJI, and the story of Walter McMillian, a man wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death and EJIs fight to free him. This book also includes many shorter stories of so many others who were wrongly convicted or unfairly condemned, and he discusses topics related to the justice system (e.g. life convictions for children, the intellectually disabled, and mentally ill). 

 This was an excellent book, and I am glad to have read it. However, this was not an easy read, there were sections in the middle where I dreaded picking this book up because of the injustice and cruelty of all that was being described. The last two chapters & epilogue made me bawl. And yet, it ends with hope, hope for a better future. This book was extremely eye-opening. Here are just a few (of the many)  notes I wrote to myself while reading this book (as just a little.inaight into my reading experience): 

-It's emotional and he (the author) humanizes everyone and it's just so hard seeing how the prison and justice system dehumanizes people 
 -will make you hate how we devalue children and their trauma when they are poor or POC 
-they are still executing a intellectually disabled man, even though it has been declared unconstitutional - ARE YOU F*ING KIDDING ME.  
-If you want a book that wil  make you angry and believe that the US justice system is a hot fucking mess read this.  

This book will make you sad, angry, and stressed - and you should still read it! This book is so, so important and it is also very well written. So I urge you to pick this book up, but also mind your content warnings as this has many.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence