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quietturnover's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
mysterymom40's review
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Stalking
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
thepermageek's review
5.0
This is 500+ pages of the real, human MLK…not the saint-like, sanitized, non-controversial figure he’s become in popular culture.
But MLK as he actually was: someone who was chronically late, extremely sexist, slightly homophobic, and who suffered from intermittent bouts of anxiety and depression.
Another way of saying it is that this biography was focused as much on the defeats as on the triumphs; as much on MLK as a sinner as on him as a saint.
If yr looking for hagiography then this is not yr book. But if you want a nuanced account of one of the 20th century’s great American heroes then you must read this ASAP.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape