Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Citizen. Una lirica americana by Claudia Rankine

59 reviews

deyonce54's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

ejlance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

(I don't rate nonfiction)

This is a really great, important read. I think everyone should read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Hate crime and Violence

Minor: Body shaming

winter_b's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

keyradiator's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

calamitydane's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

This book was vulnerable and intense and infuriating and made me examine my own actions and ideas. The visual art used along with the poetry and essays was perfectly chosen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Grief, and Murder

ac_rva's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

barnesbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book shares a lot of themes with "American Fiction" the movie, for good reason. I also had to look back at when this book was first published as there were several pieces that ring true to more recent events. Every person working towards being anti-racist should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

nvillanuevadrv's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

A juxtaposition of astute reflections on the tide of racism and white supremacy that permeates every nook and cranny of the U.S. and beyond. Rankine wields deft and evocative poetic lyricism that captures vignettes from the cultural landscape. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

graecus_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

another mike gift rec and i have not been done dirty. i read this a little bit after i was supposed to (meant to be a companion read to invisible man, and i can definitely see why those books would be paired together). the entire book was artfully constructed, and the combination of poetry, prose-poetry, art, and images was outstanding. the way that it highlighted microagressions and the ways in which experiences of racism compound upon each other was incredibly done. would very much recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism