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iarlais's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
This book walks the line between an academic study of colonialism's effects on the mind and a personal account of those same effects. The personal touch of Fanon to the subject matter enhances it all the more, as if it were not already strengthened by his academic approach. I did feel the book relied perhaps too heavily on external sources, particularly Sartre, which affected its ability to stand on its own, and some aspects felt rather unnecessary to communicate Fanon's analysis. Nevertheless, this 1952 work is an excellent and thorough analysis of the mental brutality of colonialism.
Graphic: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Suicide
milliminal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
Some remarkable ideas hidden behind some questionable phrasing. The ideas age well, the sentences do not. Still, I understand why this is seen as a classic.
Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Incest and Suicide
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