Reviews tagging 'Grief'
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation, by Anna Malaika Tubbs
7 reviews
cafeduke's review against another edition
5.0
This author's approach, thorough research, and ability to make these three mothers' lives all so gripping and readable is nothing short of inspirational. She makes me want to be a better mother and teacher to my kids in their honor and the honor of mothers everywhere who have invisibly done the same throughout history. I will thankfully never know what it's like to be knocked down time and time again by racism. I will hopefully never be thrown in a mental institution for having the gall to stand up to racist, sexist government officials. And geez, I am selfish and honest enough to say I hope to never have such successful children that they change the world enough for people to want to harm them. I'm just glad my kids weren't watching me while I read because the book brought me to tears many times. The suffering of black people in this country is appalling. I'd heard many of the stories before, but not all, and not in such a short frame of time. I sincerely hope the author has a good counselor and support group. With all the horrors listed to frame the lives and times of these three women old enough to be her grandmother (great-grandmother?), I can only imagine the anguish and sadness coursing through her while at the same time she had all those pregnancy and post-pregnancy hormones amplifying it all. It took a strong, amazing woman to write such a strong, amazing book. Kudos and thank you.
Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Classism, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Confinement
katelynprice's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Death, Racism, Hate crime, and Violence
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexism
aargot1's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, Murder, and Cancer
Moderate: Pregnancy and Slavery
ekmook's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
antonique_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, and Death
Minor: Transphobia
alayamorning's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Body horror, and Torture
Moderate: Slavery, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, Grief, and Gun violence
ehmannky's review against another edition
4.0
The biography of three women in a relatively short book seems like it would be too much, but I think Tubbs does an excellent job with making do with what little historical sources that she had. It's as comprehensive as it could have been, and she ties the lives of these three incredibly different women rather well by dividing the book into broad themes of motherhood.
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Sexism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault