Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

10 reviews

imstephtacular's review against another edition

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

4.25

This is one of those books that I don’t feel smart enough to read and I mean that as a compliment. The poetry and criticism are so sharp and deep and wholly human. The stories are horrifying and harrowing but also hopeful and fascinating. I learned a ton and I know these essays are going to haunt me for days to come 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, Grief, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Cursing, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexism, Bullying, Slavery, Child death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Religious bigotry

savvy999's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

“For poets, the elegy is a type of currency”p 283, what a fucking line my god.   Engrossing and captivating, Abdurraqib’s careful attention to the threads of the American tapestry makes for an absolutely astonishing collection of essays. absolutely required reading. I’ve always loved his poetry but his essays are on another level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, and Islamophobia

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Bullying, Hate crime, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Islamophobia, Suicide, Death of parent, and Violence

shoohoob's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

 I loved this so much. As a musician and lover of music, reading how Abdurraqib so vividly talks about music is amazing. The way he just weaves artists into stories of his life and experiences is impactful. I’m not usually a big non-fiction/essay reader but I am so so so glad I picked this up and read it. I think I would have enjoyed it even more if I knew/heard all of the artists he talks about, but the ones I did know HIT. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Islamophobia, Racism, Death of parent, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Grief

samiaba15's review

medium-paced

5.0

One of the best essay collections I’ve ever read in my life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Racism, and Death

Minor: Suicide

natalietan's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Death of parent, Death, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

cassmensah5's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Islamophobia

wrestleacademic's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Hate crime, Racism, Islamophobia, and Police brutality

smallredboy's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

I loved this book; I truly didn't understand the concept of a lyric essay until I got into Abdurraqib's work. He makes reading about anything and everything interesting, even topics I have no interest in. Although, of course, the topics I do have vested interest in did call out to me more: I nearly cried while reading "Fall Out Boy Forever".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Islamophobia

bella_cavicchi's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

If you haven't yet read Hanif Abdurraqib's writing, you are missing out. Absolutely stellar.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Suicide, and Islamophobia