Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

19 reviews

chandle5's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Minor: Racial slurs

maarsargo's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

msennflinn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder

belladeriso's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

sarah984's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

This is a memoir of an individual lawyer, but also a book about mass incarceration and the death penalty in the United States. It's about racism and poverty, but also the giant uncaring bureaucracy that the modern justice system has become - judges giving out harsher penalties to influence their reelection, exonerating evidence being illegally upheld due to public pressure to solve a crime quickly, in one absolutely bizarre case a defendant's court-appointed lawyer cashing a cheque that was intended to serve as evidence because there was a dispute about court fees.

I would recommend this to anyone who has never really thought about prison before - the ways that being incarcerated affects people forever even without the death penalty read like cruel and unusual punishment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Slavery, Excrement, Vomit, and Dementia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Islamophobia

imprisonment, wrongful imprisonment, capital punishment

morganperks's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

raeannht's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Just Mercy is a compelling account of injustices in the criminal justice system, including racial prejudice and harsh sentencing for children. It includes literal jaw dropping stories and facts that read like a thriller but are not able to be enjoyed due to being the horrifying truth. It contains surprises and events that are criminally unsurprising.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, and Suicide attempt

beauty_andbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The main plot of this book is of the utmost importance. I want to first make that clear! The issues this book raises is relevant to this day and an ongoing terrible problem in the prison system. I had trouble giving this book a star rating because while I didn’t love it, I know that this is a must read for EVERYONE. The legal talk within the book is what caused me to often times be confused by it since I’m not knowledgable in legal lingo. At all! But as I read, I could still appreciate the conveying message. If you want more inclusiveness in your reading, then pick up this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Murder