Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

9 reviews

chasekj's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would. This is the best non-fiction work I have ever read. I kept delaying finishing it because Baldwin is such an incredible writer; his prose is gorgeous and his words are so powerful. Every American needs to read this, without a doubt.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

If you’re white and a bit earlier in your intersectionality journey/learning, it could contain some hard truths. They are even more important to read, digest, and understand for that very reason.

cdorfmeyer's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Drug use

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

samugranjo's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Minor: Drug use and Sexual violence

milesjmoran's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

theuncannydani's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Trafficking, and Colonisation

cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

DISCLAIMER -  I read this text as a set text for university meaning I did not pick this up for myself. It does not fit my usual reading selection so my review may be rather biased. 

This was a very easy text to get through, I read it within one sitting. 

Baldwin’s writing is very easy to get along with, being informative, autobiographical and reflective. 

This text gave me a lot to think on and I will likely read it again and explore Baldwin’s writings further.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Colonisation

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