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clarabooksit's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Minor: Animal death
mnatale100's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation
poursandpages's review against another edition
5.0
The title comes from a Harriet Tubman quote that is presented to the reader before the book starts: “We saw the lightning and that was the guns. We heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in the crops, it was dead men that we reaped."
F u c k.
This is Jesmyn’s story, but it’s not a unique one, & that’s the truly horrific part. I was REALLY forced to sit with my privilege with this one. In particular, I had a visceral reaction to the dog fighting scenes. Of course, we love our pets & animal abuse is AWFUL, but why wasn’t I having the same EXACT reaction to the deaths of 5 young Black men? Why am I so desensitized to this? Why are we ALL so desensitized? It’s horrifying, & is the biggest reminder that this work is NEVER over.
White people really need to digest this one. Sit with it. Sit with everything it brings up. It’s not going to be pretty. This work isn’t supposed to be.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, and Suicide