Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Une colère noire : Lettre à mon fils by Ta-Nehisi Coates

21 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.5

Wow oh wow. As Coates writes to his son, he details how community and connection shape his understanding of racism and cultural norms. As he moves from childhood in Baltimore, to Chicago, Paris and more, he tells tales of everything from reactions to famous deaths of Black people like Trayvon Martin to an argument on an escalator. This book is oh so slow, as memoirs tend to be, but its worth it. The way he writes to his son is so touching and the stories he tells are heartbreaking but beautiful. The last chapter with Mrs. Jones really got me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jeggert10's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Classism

wogslandwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Coates is eloquent and visceral with his writing while also not abandoning AAVE for the King's English. The audiobook is read by the author and he does a phenomenal job. He is a great speaker and writer. It is a short book that I plan to read again because I know I will get more out of it. I am certain I missed things in the nuance and depth of his words that I just am not able to or ready to full understand right now. 
I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

barefootsierra's review against another edition

hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

nebulous_tide's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Slavery, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Rape

ksooxvii's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Definitely a must read to gain a better perspective of the Black Experience in the U.S. A way for me to branch and educate myself of how my black brothers and sisters go through in the world. Even if they reach a goal outside of what’s expected, they still feel the discrimination and racism from people’s unconscious biases. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Racism, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs and Police brutality

meghan1111's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child death

keyradiator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Absolutely breathtaking. Loved damn near every word in this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism

chronicacademia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

such a raw and emotional book, such an important read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism