A review by taylermae
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

reflective slow-paced

1.5

1.5 stars for still being relevant for today and challenging the way Westerners conceptualize violence today. Not  any more than that because it is largely repetitive, long-winded, and generally disorganized. Much of his proposed solutions to the colonial question are ideal, but place a lot of faith in nationalism, which has become more and more problematic since this book’s publication 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Torture

Minor: Domestic abuse

The entire last section/essay is a detailed list of case studies on survivors of torture, mass shootings, generalized violence, and more. There is even one about an officer who tortured citizens and also committed violence against his family.