Reviews tagging 'War'

Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protest, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnell

4 reviews

silviahc's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A great introduction to what abolitionist ideologies stem from. The authors anecdotes are incredibly sad but so informative and further prove why abolitionists seek freedom

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

Minor: Ableism, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and War

progeny8277's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

An incredible read. Purnell provides a great ratio of stories to statistics, and every piece of information makes a compelling case for abolition. This was not an issue I had any prior education on, but the author connected abolition to many topics I did have experience with, such as environmentalism and LGBT rights. It was especially enlightening for me, someone who has had very few interactions with the police, as to how awful having to deal with them can be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and War

uranaishi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol