Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

31 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

wad3mil3sgarru2's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

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

dreadspawn's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

jwartts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Grief, and War

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

Powerfully beautiful writing made more emotional as a love letter to the author's son. I feel honored that Ta-Nehisi Coates allowed me as a reader into his life and beliefs so intimately. 100% recommend the audiobook, to hear his writing in his own voice is incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Grief

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