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cdorfmeyer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Drug use
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism and Police brutality
novella42's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Islamophobia, Murder, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, and Xenophobia
jwells's review against another edition
As an aside, I almost died when he was talking to the kid from the separatist movement.
Baldwin: So, when all the black people move out of the U.S., and form a new Black Muslim country, what will the economy of this new Black Muslim country be based on? Is there a plan for that?
The kid: *blank stare*
(Apparently no one but Baldwin thought to ask about that kind of thing...) LOL
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, and War
I feel like we need two tags for racism, sometimes. One for a book that is racist, and another for a book that sensitively discusses racism from the perspective of a person of color trying to educate. This is the latter. It describes racism in a way that is uncomfortable to read, but it's an absolute classic for a reason.thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Murder
Minor: Sexism
samugranjo's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Minor: Drug use and Sexual violence
jessereadsthings's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Alcoholism and Genocide
the_vegan_bookworm's review
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Slavery and Religious bigotry
mattyvreads's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first Baldwin essay I ever read, and I was breath-taken. He remains one of my favorite authors of all time.
The fact that this essay is written as a letter to his nephew adds yet another layer of humanity and emotionality.
It is horrifying to realize the depth of this essay’s relevance 60 years after it’s publication. It is inconceivable.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality and Religious bigotry
Minor: Homophobia
james1star's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Hate crime, Slavery, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry