Reviews tagging 'Violence'

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

28 reviews

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

This is a critical read for anyone in the US. I'd recommend it to literally anyone--although some of it is absolutely infuriating and really difficult to read, I think especially for white people in the US/people descended from settlers, it's essential regardless of how it makes you feel.

This reframes the history of the entirety of the United States in terms of it as a settler colonial state that committed genocide against Native Americans. I wish every school in America taught US history from this perspective. I'm glad to hear there's also a "for young readers" version of this book so that there's one kids can read in school.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Racism, and Violence

boopointeshoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Child death, Colonisation, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Torture, War, Hate crime, Sexual violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Rape, Addiction, and Alcoholism

wifeslife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, War, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

cptcomfort's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Racism, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Deportation, War, Torture, Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, Classism, Rape, Kidnapping, Hate crime, and Colonisation

rachel17's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I hope there are history courses that are assigning this book to read and discuss. This is the history I wish I had learned throughout my education. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, and Sexual assault

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

This is a very informative history of America from the perspective of the tribes who lived here first. There’s a heavy focus on genocide and violence and a need for return and reform and reparations. Emotional read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Slavery, Child death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Violence, and War

cytipton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Cultural appropriation, War, Alcoholism, Genocide, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Classism

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Murder, Racism, War, Genocide, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Slavery and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Rape, and Pedophilia

ellismorten's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Colonisation, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, and Genocide

hunkydory's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, War, Death, Murder, Violence, Racism, and Slavery