Reviews tagging 'Racism'

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks

6 reviews

sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, and Stalking

howdyitshunter's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

I would recommend this book to everyone! It’s very engaging and has a very inviting writing style where you feel welcomed into the subject matter instead of being talked down to which reflects Ruth as a person well. I truly appreciate that even though Ruth, a straight woman, was the main storyteller, the gay men impacted by AIDS she cared for were almost always the centre of discussion. Several chapters are dedicated to stories of these wonderful men she cared for dearly and it felt like she truly understood that it was important to highlight their lives. This book will stick with me forever and will always leave me with so much to think about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Grief

_alias_ali's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Car accident, and Classism

faeriekit's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I was recommended this book on an internet post about the author's contributions to the community of Gay men in a time when no one else was willing to step up and help the dying. It's a powerful book about discrimination and the devastation not only of a community, but the devastation wrought on those with the empathy to try and help where they could. I can see why she's hailed as a hero. This is a touching, powerful narrative from a woman who saw love where she looked. Reading this felt like having a bird's eye view on the root of the trauma in the LGBTQ community today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent

wayharshtai's review

challenging sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, and Suicide

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, and Car accident