Reviews tagging 'War'

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

8 reviews

charming_killerqueen's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Minor: Sexism and War

niamh12's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual violence, and War

novella42's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Islamophobia, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, and Xenophobia

jwells's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

We should be mentioning James Baldwin every time someone makes a list of the great American writers. He's so wise and compassionate, so insightful and so eloquent. I only wish this book wasn't still so fresh and relevant as it was when it was written.
As an aside, I almost died when he was talking to the kid from the separatist movement.
Baldwin: So, when all the black people move out of the U.S., and form a new Black Muslim country, what will the economy of this new Black Muslim country be based on? Is there a plan for that?
The kid: *blank stare*
(Apparently no one but Baldwin thought to ask about that kind of thing...) LOL

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, and War

I feel like we need two tags for racism, sometimes. One for a book that is racist, and another for a book that sensitively discusses racism from the perspective of a person of color trying to educate. This is the latter. It describes racism in a way that is uncomfortable to read, but it's an absolute classic for a reason.

leannanecdote's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide and War

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Genocide, and War

meishallaneous's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and War

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War