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hazeld's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation
alixprior's review against another edition
Moderate: Slavery and Medical trauma
meecespieces's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Racism and Slavery
hale7's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
Moderate: Ableism, Police brutality, and Classism
heidiwoodwich's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Slavery
mads_jpg's review against another edition
2.5
I found it incredibly repetitive (if I have to see the word "bamboozled" or "portal" one more time) and it frequently referenced other books to the point where I felt like I was reading them instead (Octavia Butler especially). The writing read more like a mantra or wishy-washy meditation, and that might work for some people but I just didn't connect with it. Even though the book has distinct chapters I felt like I was just rereading the last one each time. I think this would've worked better if it was either edited heavily or written as more of a memoir. That being said, I still think people should read it or at least look into the Nap Ministry.
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
butlerebecca's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Death of parent
softgalaxy's review against another edition
5.0
This book has confirmed what I’ve felt all my life - that life and people are going too fast. What has changed for me is that I shouldn’t feel ashamed at resting. As a disabled person, rest is how I manage my illnesses, but even medical professionals have told me that I need to “keep going and push forward”.
The answer to my queries is in fact: capitalism is the problem. Always has been.
To refuse capitalism and to rest is what our bodies need to do. We need to dream.
Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Slavery and Death of parent
espressoreads's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Slavery
peachani's review against another edition
3.75
Rest as resistance is revolutionary. It is counterculture. You will meet with resistance should you choose to embrace this philosophy (and you – we – should). The author successfully lays down the foundation and it's up to us to implement it.
Sticking points for me were religion and social media. I was exposed to Christianity through an extremely white, colonialist lens. Reading this made me wonder aloud what my relationship with God would be like had I experienced Christianity through the lens of Black liberation. As for social media, the author believes it is mostly negative. I don't necessarily disagree, but I strongly believe that it can also be a force for good, for truth-telling, for community. After all, I heard about The Nap Ministry on X, formerly known as Twitter. However, it is possible those opportunities dwindle as social media platforms become ever more entwined with capitalism. The "need" for dollars strongly interferes with our behavior, turning these opportunities for connection into a desperate chase for virality, which can translate into dollars (e.g., the worst people saying inflammatory things to get money from Twitter Blue).
Overall, I found this a difficult read, despite already being in the process of embracing rest as a method of decolonization and self care. This will challenge you and your beliefs, but it's for the best.
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Racial slurs and Medical content