Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

15 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

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely life-changing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

pepp_sheffield's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Dementia, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Child death

zoinkie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Murder, and Physical abuse

julybunny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Biphobia, Child death, Confinement, Death, Classism, Drug use, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

csh2424's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

absolutely, positively, nothing short of incredible. the must-read of all must-reads.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Confinement, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Racism

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Wow! I had seen the movie that was based on this book, so I was pretty sure I would like the book, but I was amazed by how well thought out this book was! Bryan Stevenson presented all the details of each case in a way that was interesting and never boring. He explained things very well and cited his sources. Even though he has every right to be bitter, he isn’t. He gave so many people hope when there was none. I loved this book so much!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Dementia

michelles_book_nook's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

⚠️ TW: injustice, racism, murder, drug use, death, suicide, violence, abuse ⚠️ This book focuses on mass imprisonment and extreme punishment in America as well as the injustice surrounding the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in society and how these people are so easily condemned, whilst also telling the stories of some of those who Stevenson met through his work that were wrongly convicted. Some of the statistics and points discussed in this book truly shocked me despite already having a fair view of the American justice system from research I've done in the past and it sickened me knowing the extent and amount of people that are still experiencing these levels of injustice in the 21st century. For example, the prison population in America has increased from 300,000 in the early 70's to 2.3 million when this book was published which is the highest rate of imprisonment in the world. And, there are nearly 6 million on probation or parole with 1 in every 15 people born in the US in 2001 being expected to go to jail at some point in their lives and 1 in every 3 are black males. These numbers even include children, some of which have been condemned to life imprisonment without parole and 3000 of those have been sentenced to die in prison. Some states don't even have a minimum age for prosecuting children as adults and the US have sent a quarter million children to adult jails and prisons for long term or life sentences, some of which are under the age of 12. This read is so hauntingly page turning, eye opening and so interesting and has really refreshed in my mind the state of the American justice system from the view of a lawyer himself while being so well written and emotional. Overall, I highly recommend giving this one a read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death, Suicide, Murder, Violence, and Drug use

kenziewol's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, and Death

tbose22's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide