Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

31 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

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, and Murder

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book was really informative & provided a really well rounded history of indigenous people in the United States. This book touches on so many things that don't get taught or talked about. I listened to the audio & the narrator Laural Merlington was very good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism and Kidnapping

srjennings's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wonderful, engaging book.  Often difficult content, but necessary history to learn.  

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Content Warnings

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

freschne's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

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

brittburkard's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

mnboyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism

This is an amazing book if you're looking for an overview of the US from an indigenous lens.

bookishmagpie's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This book was gut-wrenchingly informative and meticulously well researched and presented. Reading this, I couldn't help but question my education and everything I've been taught about my country and its origins having grown up as an American. 

This book reminded me of the importance of humanity and how frequently throughout history the United States of America has lacked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Islamophobia, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

paigereitz's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This was a really eye-opening book about the indigenous people of this country. I knew we (white Americans/colonizers) had screwed them over before I read this book, but I didn't realize *how* baked into everything anti-Indian ideas are, and how many people who are lauded as heroes had a role in their genocide, well beyond Andrew Jackson. Hard read. Important. 

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Content Warnings

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