Reviews tagging 'Slavery'
Rest is Resistance: Free yourself from grind culture and reclaim your life, by Tricia Hersey
8 reviews
streberkatze's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery and Racism
zombiezami's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
This book wasn’t quite what I expected. I’ve followed the Nap Ministry blog for a while, and I really love the insights, audacity, and creativity of the author. However, because I’m familiar with her blog, it was easy to see the parts that were lifted almost wholesale and placed into the book.
This book was at its best when the author was sharing her personal experiences and examples of events she’s hosted. She definitely touched on community care in name, but I wish she had drawn a deeper connection to how community care facilitates rest. I also thought the connections to slavery and maroon communities were excellent.
A lot of this book felt repetitive. When the repetition was used well, I could tell it was to help a particular message sink in. Other times it was like, “how much do I have to be reminded that we work at a machine-like pace?? I get it!!”
Listening to the audiobook, I loved listening to the author’s voice.
This book was at its best when the author was sharing her personal experiences and examples of events she’s hosted. She definitely touched on community care in name, but I wish she had drawn a deeper connection to how community care facilitates rest. I also thought the connections to slavery and maroon communities were excellent.
A lot of this book felt repetitive. When the repetition was used well, I could tell it was to help a particular message sink in. Other times it was like, “how much do I have to be reminded that we work at a machine-like pace?? I get it!!”
Listening to the audiobook, I loved listening to the author’s voice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical content, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Colonisation, and Violence
pricklybriar's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
3.0
I felt like this book was very repetitive despite being so short. As a non-religious person, the references to the divine right to rest and Spirit really just didn’t resonate me either. I agree with a lot of what Hersey has to say about capitalism being inherently exploitative and robbing all people, particularly people of colour, of their time and humanity. Most of us definitely need time to rest and reflect to find meaning in our lives, and certainly if we want to have the creativity we need to imagine a better future and fight for it. I think I wish that there had been more exploration of what rest means to people who don’t participate in the workforce (particularly people with disabilities), since they are frequently excluded from these conversations, but nonetheless subject to the effects of grind culture and capitalism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
annelihghh's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Slavery, and Racism
Minor: Violence
eschorrlesnick's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Classism, and Slavery
ekcd_'s review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
1.5
NTS: make a more consistent rating system.
I have more things to say about this book than there is book - sure, its short, but thats not why I have a lot to say about it.
In short (heh), this book would have been better executed as a Buzzfeed of Medium article. It was repetitive. Secondly, it was overtly religious and mystical which is simply not my bag. Had zero expectations and I was still surprised at how repetitive and flat it was.
Great message though! Just... you know.... reddit post next time?
I have more things to say about this book than there is book - sure, its short, but thats not why I have a lot to say about it.
In short (heh), this book would have been better executed as a Buzzfeed of Medium article. It was repetitive. Secondly, it was overtly religious and mystical which is simply not my bag. Had zero expectations and I was still surprised at how repetitive and flat it was.
Great message though! Just... you know.... reddit post next time?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, and Racial slurs
takarakei's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
Are you tired all the time? Rest Is Resistance explores the reasons why we all are. In particular why marginalized groups are.
Let it be a step in the direction to reclaiming your life. We were not meant to live the way our capitalist culture dictates.
(Forgive if this quote is not exact as I listened to the audiobook and can't remember exactly when it was to go back and confirm)
Let it be a step in the direction to reclaiming your life. We were not meant to live the way our capitalist culture dictates.
(Forgive if this quote is not exact as I listened to the audiobook and can't remember exactly when it was to go back and confirm)
"Capitalism is new and our bodies are ancient"
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Ableism and Racism
kshertz's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.75
I will preface by saying self help nonfiction is not my jam. But I love the idea of Nap Ministries and find the Instagram inspirational and fantastic. Everything this woman says is magical and true. I definitely think it’s a message worth taking the time to understand and take actionable steps towards. I feel the book is an extension of the Instagram that I didn’t necessarily need and at times it got repetitive but I know that was purposeful. In the end if you love self-help and are on an anti-racist community journey or any person of color, this is a must read. At the very least you have to follow the Instagram!
Content Warnings
Minor: Slavery, Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Gaslighting, and Ableism
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