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A review by fkshg8465
To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul by Tracy K. Smith
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Lots of sorrow, lots of introspection, lots of disappointment and fear, and yet, where is the rage I feel in me? Feels more like resignation than anything, and that odd the saddest part of it all - just like the woman she references who was attacked in her home.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Addiction, Colonisation, Slavery, War, Hate crime, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Torture, Cancer, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Violence