Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
26 reviews
wifeslife's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Genocide, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Child death, Death, Deportation, Violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism
amsswim's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Trafficking, Racism, Confinement, Murder, Racial slurs, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Rape
jaiari12's review
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Racism, Classism, Police brutality, Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Racial slurs
heatherilene's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, Classism, Racism, Violence, Slavery, Child death, and Confinement
zachtrotz's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Physical abuse, Genocide, and Rape
leahkarge's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Classism, Death, Torture, Violence, Racism, and Rape
wlreed312's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse
katiea714's review
4.5
Graphic: Torture, War, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Confinement, and Cultural appropriation
sydapel's review
Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Racism, Murder, and Slavery
Moderate: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Rape, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement
Minor: Police brutality
albernikolauras's review
5.0
I highly recommend for everyone to read this - although definitely look for some own voice reviews on this book. I found How the Word is Passed is approachable and without apology. Smith is an excellent writer and I loved the way he wove his own narrative throughout the story.
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Confinement, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, and Rape