Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Natives by Akala

7 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

My author friend personally knows the author (!), and it’s a topic I always love to read up on, so I borrowed this one from the library 👏🏼

There were a few quotes that stuck out to me:

When people say ‘But what about [insert injustice here]?’ the response of ‘You have not made an insightful observation by distraction’ was SO powerful 😳

When discussing how media portrays something like tax evasion to gang crime: ‘Rich people crime good, poor people crime bad.’ 

When in discussion about how black people living under apartheid said not nice things about white people: ‘White people’s hurt feelings are conceptually equivalent to black humans’ actual lives.’

Honestly? Incredibly insightful 🗣️ I didn’t know about Cuba having one of the biggest, (and well-maintained) healthcare systems either!

Definitely one to read and digest! 4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Cultural appropriation

esme_may's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative medium-paced

4.5

Everyone in the UK should read this. It would make a great introduction to reading about race as well, it's petty accessible and the narrative voice is delightfully sarcastic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Genocide, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

beca_reads's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

pollyflorence's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality

zulliekinz's review against another edition

hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

An excellent look at the dynamics often ignored but always at play in British and European society. I learn a lot that I didn't know before and understood so much more about Britain's history as a white power. Akala manages to weave in humour to an incredible array of dark subjects and his storytelling is so warm and powerful because of this. 

I listened to the audible version of this book and it was read by the man himself - he lands the tone of his words so well and it made for an even more thoughtful authentic and somehow enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, and Violence

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, and Islamophobia