Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

6 reviews

erezbalvanonyiske's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, and Medical trauma

lgkpeck's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

This book captivated and enraged me. The author writes beautifully about her life, sharing rich detail. She exposes so frankly the acute injustice of the American justice system. She spares the reader none of her indignation and rage, but she also writes with as much passion about the love she has for her brothers and sisters, for her family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Misogyny and Racial slurs

Minor: Rape and Torture

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

nashxra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

peachmoni's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual assault

hagiasophia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

I don't like to give memoirs star ratings, because I feel weird passing judgement on somebody's life story. That being said, I thought this was a very well done memoir. I read this after reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X  this summer & it was a great follow up to the history discussed in that book, as I saw how things had progressed and changed since Malcolm X's time. However, Assata's story is different in many ways and uniquely her own. She does not dwell or draw out her trauma, but describes it point-blank and continues the narrative. I enjoyed the structure of the narrative, which alternated between a description of her trial and imprisonment and the story of her childhood & young adulthood. It kept you engaged and wondering how she got to the present moment. It didn't go into depth on some topics I was curious about, but that is probably for the sake of privacy or secrecy, which makes sense. I definitely recommend it to anybody interested in the history of Black liberation movements in the US or anyone with an interest in Assata Shakur's life story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Police brutality