Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

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

6 reviews

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Definitely a must-read for anyone wanting to learn more about the history of the United States. I know they recently released a YA version of this, and I'd be interested in seeing how they changed it for that. Would definitely be a good addition to an American history class.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

books_tea_blanket's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

Absolutely mandatory reading for  everyone, especially those who live in the US. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Mass/school shootings

badaimsyndrom's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

larbster90's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.25

Fairly academic. The author's argument is well-made, and I learned so many things that should have been covered in U.S. history courses. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Mass/school shootings

mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

If you grew up in the US or any other imperial power, this text is so important. There was so much within the book that I was fully unaware of. The author challenges myths and assumptions about the formation on the United States. My only complaint is that the book often makes large time jumps between 1776 and 1880ish, sometimes at lightning speed. This often threw me off- I wish many of the chapters had stuck to one topic or time period. Even with this (minor) criticism, I felt like the book made powerful arguments, was highly educational, and spoke the truth of as many indigenous peoples as possible. I am grateful to this author for writing this book, it is much needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

vonny3492's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and War