Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

30 reviews

twistykris's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

vixenreader's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

A non-fiction book that moves with the urgency of a murder-mystery, this account of a forgotten injustice will boil your blood, especially since the crimes were saturated with racism against the Osage First Nations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Infidelity, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Be warned that there is a graphic bombing episode, medical content involving diabetes, covering up crime scenes, frequent poisoning, financial abuse, policies preventing First Nations from accessing their accounts, court scenes, and mention of “burning human flesh” from an electric chair.

megboone3's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Medical trauma

dev921's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

randisworld's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is an incredible story about how greed of white immigrants caused the deaths of so many Osage people. It’s a disgusting honestly but a very necessary read. There is so much hidden in American history and I am thankful that this story came to light. My only criticism was in the structure. The 2nd section, to me, could have just been a separate book. Trying to integrate the founding of the FBI into this didn’t work for me. So I gave it 4 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

The behavior of these men is truly disgusting. I was happy to see that Wikipedia has them characterized as serial killers. That’s exactly what it was.

maryfranvs's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

hannah_mck's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

David Grann is one of our greatest nonfiction authors alive. Every topic he chooses is brought to life no matter how many years have passed since the events took place. His writing is smooth and unobtrusive, describing the past in a matter-of-fact, approachable way. If history books had been like this in high school, we’d all have gone on to be scholars. 

Killers of the Flower Moon is an especially difficult book to read, not because of the writing but because the subject is so painful. Grann documents how literally hundreds of Osage were murdered for riches in the early 20th C. As American Indians, their lives were worth less than that of dogs. An entire corrupt and venal society was arrayed against them. Well aware they were systematically being murdered, they had no recourse. The authorities, both political and legal, were complicit in the murders. No one would help save them from eradication. 

This is an excellent telling of a dark and shameful time in our history. If only this much attention had been paid a hundred years ago some of the Osage who were murdered might have lived. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

tiffyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

rochelleisreading's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism