itsanniek's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Police brutality and Racism
Moderate: Slavery
mattyvreads's review against another edition
4.75
This piece is a sort of extended poem which illustrates her experience as a Black woman in America, including micro-aggressions carried out against herself, her friends, and Black female athletes like Serena Williams who faced casual racism in their sport that had huge consequences.
I am eager to read this book again, as to soak up even more of Rankine’s words. She is an icon.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Classism
shopgiri's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism
bricharis's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs
sairywhy's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Death
rieviolet's review against another edition
2.5
Honestly, I understood maybe a third of what I read and while that is certainly on me, it really hampered my fruition of the book and the general appreciation of the reading experience.
I also struggled with the final section in verse and most of it went over my head. I admit that I am not a devoted poetry reader and, when I actually read it, I am usually drawn to a more prose-like and matter-of-fact type of poetry.
I think a book like this is just too much experimental for my personal taste. However, I did appreciate the section focusing on Serena Williams and the racism she experienced in her career as a tennis player, it might be because it was the part that more closely resembled a traditional and straightforward essay.
Graphic: Racism and Police brutality
Moderate: Violence and Hate crime
Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Death, Vomit, Murder, Rape, and Cancer
madzie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Emotional abuse
eve81's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Racism, and Misogyny
hunterlovesneilperry's review against another edition
4.5
As a white person, I do try to put my reading where I would not usually, because you don’t see them a lot. I did really enjoy it, and of course there are times when you sit there and go «I will always be shielded from this.» But I think being aware of those and this and all of it, will perhaps make it easier for those of privilege to listen to the ones wothiut.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
krhe's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Police brutality