Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

20 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense

4.5

she's JUST like me and its not even funny. i hope she having a good day. i hope she's having an amazing day every day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Medical trauma, and War

dvy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Murder

f3li's review against another edition

challenging informative tense slow-paced

4.0

I knew nothing about Assata Shakur until I heard Angela Davis mention her several times to recommend this book. I am glad I read it. This book tells the story of how Assata grew up from a kid in Queens to an political refugee in exile in Cuba. It covers her involvement with student movements, the Black Panthers, and her years of imprisonment while on trial. It’s terrifying to read what the state will do when they perceive you as a threat and thr lengths they have gone to in order to demean Assata and break her spirit while framing her for violent crimes.

Sometimes I wished the writing style was tighter.my favorite parts are when she talks about her close relationships. She clearly has such love for the people close to her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Confinement

cadybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

pang's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Stalking

katharina90's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Throughout her autobiography Assata Shakur offers a radical analysis of interlocking systems of oppression and how they are upheld by the legal injustice system, policing, education and media. This book is as relevant as ever.

Despite the sobering topic and graphic content, Assata's sense of humor and no-bullshit attitude made this a highly entertaining read. I also found it inspiring and hopeful, particularly in regard to her views on activism and the struggle for liberation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racial slurs and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

Wow. I thought I knew her story but I knew nothing. The things this woman has been through. It’s eye opening. It’s horrific. It’s important. I hope everyone gets a chance to read her story and takes her advice to heart. She learned so much. She has much that we can learn from her. This is an essential memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

rhinoceroswoman's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Car accident

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Police brutality

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

attempted gang rape