Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

50 reviews

nanduh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Rape

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Minor: Death

staronsaturn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

very informative and reflective on my personal life. the part that stood out most was def the "Bodies Lost in History" abt women being non-consensually used for medical practice and abt forgotten/unknown women:(( i liked the mentions of growing up in blackgirlhood tho, very nostaligic. idk overall a very fine book, i learned, i teared up, i smiled, i empathized, i sighed. id reread a few of the poems if i got the chance i think. jasmine's a great writer and knows how to grab your attention with descriptive storytelling and rlly knows how to set a scene which i appreciate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Slavery, Racism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Police brutality and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

moriahleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Self harm

midnightreads1803's review

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Police brutality, and Mental illness

bladebailey's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Jasmine Mans' poetry collection, titled Black Girl, Call Home, meditates on the themes of Black identity, womanhood and feminism, intersectionalism, homosexuality, rape, institutionalized violence, and much more. Suitable for adult readers of any level of familiarity to poetry, Mans' writing style is blunt and meaningful without overly obscuring the punchline. I personally endorse listening to Black Girl, Call Home as an audiobook (narrated by the author herself), because poetry is a living breathing art form and should be consumed as such. As someone who typically struggles with poetry, I genuinely enjoyed every piece within Mans' beloved and utterly necessary collection.

My favorite poems from the collection:
—Momma Said Dyke at the Kitchen Table
—1,000 Questions on Gender Roles for a Lesbian
—Whitney: Fairy Godmother, Whitney: 'Boy, Can That Girl Sang', Whitney: Gone, Whitney: Hologram 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Racism

thehomiemona's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Rape

anniereads221's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, Racial slurs, Grief, Police brutality, Blood, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Slavery and Transphobia

greenan26's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Racism, and Homophobia

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Racism

jaiari12's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Lesbophobia, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual violence