Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

5 reviews

ms_mitchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This is a very political book dealing with intersectionality. I don't agree with everything she says, but I respect her and especially how much she updated her attitudes with the times particularly in terms of gender. She is the the exact opposite of the "Ok, Boomer". .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Hate crime, Trafficking, Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Classism, War, Violence, and Medical content

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

This book is incredible - I am going to need my own copy to review and annotate. There were so many different important points that Davis made that I would like to note down, so many quotes that I would like to let mull in my brain, so many connections that are extremely relevant in our current moment - even though most of this text was written around a decade ago. Some key points that resonated with me quite a bit (and that kept coming up) were: the distinction between civil rights and freedom, the idea of what a terrorist is (and the political slant inherent in that word), the way that collectives of black women have long been a force of change in this country, and how to build an international struggle and get people relating to problems that seem abstract and far away. 

If I were only reviewing the text, this would easily be 5 stars. But since I listened to it as an audiobook, I feel like I should point out that the interview section is a bit confusing because it is ALL read by Davis, and sometimes it's difficult to tell when she is reading the interviewer's questions versus her own answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Islamophobia, Classism, Racism, Violence, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Deportation, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia

gilnean's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, War, Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Genocide, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Suicide

junefish's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Islamophobia

Minor: Slavery