Reviews tagging 'Violence'

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

9 reviews

renollive's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, and War

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

akgrantmatz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.25

There were times that this book felt preformative, but then there would be moments that were so painfully authentic. I wish more of the book felt that authentic because it really did create something beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

alyssajp's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Pregnancy

t_m_loewenelofson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

beth_simmons's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book should be required reading at this moment in our society. Full of insight, hope, and honesty, Kaur's idea of revolutionary love and how we practice it is so engaging it needs more than one read-through. I led a discussion about it which was supposed to be a single one-hour session. Instead, we stretched it out over four sessions which all went well past the time allotted. It is just so full. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

parablesarah's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and War

ajaggers324's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Medical trauma

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Genocide, Homophobia, Infertility, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

readalongwithnat's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely heart wrenching. Touched on so many topics but they were woven together so intricately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

A reflective and important memoir that challenges people to radically move beyond hate. The emphasis on wonder and self-love in a world dominated by hatred is difficult to swallow at times, but is backed up by the author’s explanation that anger is a protector of love, and therefore is something to be understood (though perhaps not always allowed). In my own life, I will try to choose wonder and self-love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt