Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

18 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

bgunther's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A must read! Excellent storytelling by an author whose lived experience shines light on the horrific nature of incarceration in America. This story broke my heart but also inspired me to become a fellow “stone catcher” to intercept the stones thrown at the most innocent and vulnerable among us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Miscarriage, Rape, Hate crime, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Child death, Slavery, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Classism, Police brutality, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Ableism, Rape, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Racism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

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

annieanson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Rape, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Child death, and Homophobia

elizabethplucker's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

This book reaffirmed my perspective. It gave me more horrific information on systems that have been hidden from me. Every American should read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Racism, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Dementia, Death, Ableism, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

essie__reads's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Dementia, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, and Violence

kmdahlgran's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

Mr Stevenson shows his audience that there is a lot more to the criminal justice system than we think. He shares stories from men and women he has represented over the years, telling how they were mistreated, sometimes by the very people who are supposed to serve and protect. Along the way, he breaks down laws and policies, helping the reader understand what it really means to prosecute a minor as an adult, or to sentence someone to life in prison as a juvenile. I highly recommend this book and it will very likely become required reading for my children in their high school years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, and Police brutality

hot_water's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

chandle5's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Racism, and Hate crime

Minor: Racial slurs