Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

La tradición, by Jericho Brown

14 reviews

carriepond's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.75

I don’t feel equipped to adequately review this collection from Jericho Brown, but it is brilliant and beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, and Violence

jayreadsthings's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the content of the poetry, but would have preferred a different format so everything could be discussed more at length. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, and Rape

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

Not a fan of the writing style. Most of the prose went over my head and I didn’t understand what was being said 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

arsenic_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Violence

kabrahams's review against another edition

4.0

I don't flatter myself to be a judge of poetry. I merely know when it resonates and when it does not. This poetry did. It took me awhile as I like to take my time to absorb poetry and because of the heavy themes these poems deal with including police brutality, sexual violence, and HIV. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Violence, Death, and Police brutality

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Challenging, sad and reflective. These poems packed punches of anger and grief. 

Some fav quotes: 
"None of the beaten end up how we began." - part 1, duplex
"A poem is a gesture toward home." - part 1, duplex
"I'm not crossing to cross back. I'm set on something vast. It reaches long as the sea. I'm more than a conqueror, bigger than bravery. I don't march. I'm the one who leaps." - part 3, crossing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Rape

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime and Rape

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Domestic abuse

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Holy shit this was amazing. I read it all in one sitting because I just couldn't stop reading. So many lines made me just sort of sit there staring at nothing, like, they were just stunning. I definitely want to read more of Brown's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Minor: Misogyny

aseel_reads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Rape