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saskiahill's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Minor: Antisemitism
meganlikesreading's review against another edition
4.5
This has only resulted in the extreme issues of inequality and inequity that we have seen throughout history and will continue to see if change is not made where needed.
Akala’s writing style is very fitting, as he introduces these complex historical events in a way that contextualises them and makes the reader think about their own position in society, and how that impacts themselves and those around them.
4.5 stars; would definitely recommend for its important reflection on racism and classism and their prominence in British society and the lasting impact of the British empire.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Police brutality
waybeyondblue's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racism and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Cultural appropriation
selimhannah's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Police brutality, and Islamophobia
Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation
rmannion's review against another edition
4.0
I sometimes got frustrated with assumptions made about the reader's knowledge of 20th century politics and history (I did have to get my phone out and Google a few things along the way, ngl). However, overall, Akala has a very distinctive written voice that is a pleasure to read.
I am now eager to try some of Akala's YA novels and to get to grips with how he communicates such complex ideas to a younger audience.
Moderate: Slavery
epellicci's review against another edition
3.5
Natives is impassioned, which made it a brilliantly engaging audiobook. Superbly preformed and packed with individual testimony alongside the fact, it presents the human cost of class and racism in a way that could only be ignored by wilful ignorance. I found it reflective, uncomfortable, and engaging.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Slavery, Police brutality, and Classism
Minor: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation
esme_may's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Genocide, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Classism
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery
jasleen14's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Slavery, and Xenophobia
beca_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
thesinginglights's review against another edition
5.0
His story informs aspects of race in the UK from history and concurrently with his life, argued with accessible prose, similar to how he speaks in public. That's part of the draw: it's informative without being overwhelming and speaks deeply and broadly on topics. The one thing I would have liked a bit more of is his reflections on his adult life, of his music career and where he is currently. We get glimpses of it (especially for racial profiling) but the bulk of his personal stuff is from his childhood, especially when he was being a "roadman" in his teens.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery