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hale7's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
Important information, but it could have been an essay. Black Americans in the United States who are the descendants of people who were enslaved have been given significantly less ability to rest than white Americans. The descendants of people who were treated as property are likely going to have complex relationships with owning property (i.e., a business), to say nothing of the difficulty under capitalism for Black people to acquire a business. That means they are disproportionately impacted by the work requirements that prohibit/restrict rest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
Moderate: Ableism, Police brutality, and Classism
takarakei's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
Are you tired all the time? Rest Is Resistance explores the reasons why we all are. In particular why marginalized groups are.
Let it be a step in the direction to reclaiming your life. We were not meant to live the way our capitalist culture dictates.
(Forgive if this quote is not exact as I listened to the audiobook and can't remember exactly when it was to go back and confirm)
Let it be a step in the direction to reclaiming your life. We were not meant to live the way our capitalist culture dictates.
(Forgive if this quote is not exact as I listened to the audiobook and can't remember exactly when it was to go back and confirm)
"Capitalism is new and our bodies are ancient"
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Ableism and Racism
kshertz's review
informative
fast-paced
3.75
I will preface by saying self help nonfiction is not my jam. But I love the idea of Nap Ministries and find the Instagram inspirational and fantastic. Everything this woman says is magical and true. I definitely think it’s a message worth taking the time to understand and take actionable steps towards. I feel the book is an extension of the Instagram that I didn’t necessarily need and at times it got repetitive but I know that was purposeful. In the end if you love self-help and are on an anti-racist community journey or any person of color, this is a must read. At the very least you have to follow the Instagram!
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Racism, Slavery, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism