Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

23 reviews

astrangewind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

I wanted to like this book more than I did. Don't get me wrong - Brown's poems are striking and evocative, effortlessly linking sound and form and style to experience. In theory, this should appeal to me, but something about it doesn't land quite right. Maybe it's the awkwardness of some of his lines - it's clear that he has never read a whole lot of these poems out loud. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Colonisation, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Police brutality, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Classism

ekg's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Racism

befrazzledenby's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

Breathtakingly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Racism

readsbymoonlight's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, and Gun violence

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Minor: Child abuse and Incest

hue's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Racism

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the content of the poetry, but would have preferred a different format so everything could be discussed more at length. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, and Rape

ari_angelus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

every time i read this i get a better understanding of what jericho brown is trying to say. he writes with such transparency, intelligence, and vulnerability in his prose. it's gorgeous.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

libraryfairyrachel's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

bookedbymadeline's review

Not a fan of the writing style. Most of the prose went over my head and I didn’t understand what was being said 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Mass/school shootings