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peachani's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture
Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual assault
hagiasophia's review
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
I don't like to give memoirs star ratings, because I feel weird passing judgement on somebody's life story. That being said, I thought this was a very well done memoir. I read this after reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X this summer & it was a great follow up to the history discussed in that book, as I saw how things had progressed and changed since Malcolm X's time. However, Assata's story is different in many ways and uniquely her own. She does not dwell or draw out her trauma, but describes it point-blank and continues the narrative. I enjoyed the structure of the narrative, which alternated between a description of her trial and imprisonment and the story of her childhood & young adulthood. It kept you engaged and wondering how she got to the present moment. It didn't go into depth on some topics I was curious about, but that is probably for the sake of privacy or secrecy, which makes sense. I definitely recommend it to anybody interested in the history of Black liberation movements in the US or anyone with an interest in Assata Shakur's life story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Rape
meha's review
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
unread_shelves's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This is a book I’ll be reflecting on for years to come. I cannot wait to own a copy to be able to highlight all over the place. But trust me when I say I was highlighting like crazy in my libraries e copy.
I truly don’t even know where to begin. The TLDR of the whole book is that Assata Shakur is an amazing woman, and I can’t wait to shove this book into the hands of every reader I know.
I truly don’t even know where to begin. The TLDR of the whole book is that Assata Shakur is an amazing woman, and I can’t wait to shove this book into the hands of every reader I know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Slavery
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