Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

44 reviews

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

I have already documented myself about the ongoing g but reading about the first hand experiences and trauma Palestinians are experiencing was something I needed to truly see the truth about the West (no longer proud of being an european).
From the river to the sea!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and War

Minor: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

cleot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Excellent mix of personal and cultural history. Evocative and devastating. Highly recommend for people looking to enrich their knowledge of the Palestinian struggle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Genocide

aquakirst's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

streberkatze's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

In her memoir, Ahed Tamimi tells the story of her life and resistance struggle within the context of Palestinian history and the resistance struggle more generally, which makes this book accessible for readers with different levels of background knowledge. Even though none of the information in the book was new or surprising, it hit me hard. Reading about the never-ending brutalization and killing of Palestinians, including children, in the news is one thing. But hearing about it from a young woman who has lived — and continues to live — the horrors herself and has refused to give up in the face of them has had a lasting impact on me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment

caprivoyant's review

These words deserve to be taken in fully: head and heart. 

I am humbled and grateful to be a witness to Ahed Tamimi's story, appreciative of Dena Takruri for documenting it, and look forward to the day when we can all say Palestine is Free. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kirstym25's review

emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death and Sexual harassment

c_peach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Everyone should read this book. I historically have a difficult time following current world and historical events and feeling like I have a good grasp on them (hello white American privilege I know). As someone who has been horrified by the genoc*de currently being committed to the Palestinian people, this book did an amazing job capturing the life of Ahed and the trauma Palestinians endure, while also including information on history of Israel’s occupation, apartheid, and treatment of Palestinians - especially in recent years. This book made a difficult subject approachable for me and I will continue learning more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Blood and Vomit

drraytay's review

challenging emotional informative

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, and War

aharper's review

dark emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Police brutality, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

abitbetterbooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely incredible read. I loved the audiobook and felt that the other author, Dena, did a wonderful job bringing such painful moments and slivers of joy to life. Ahed’s story is heartbreaking and no person should ever have to endure such hardship, especially at such a young age. But despite how dark this book is, Ahed is still able to speak with such hope for the future.

If you are looking to learn more about what Palestinians experience under occupation, this is a really good place to start as a microcosm of the situation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death