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michaelion's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer, Medical trauma, and War
jessmbark's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, and Police brutality
Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Xenophobia
grei's review against another edition
5.0
This book is absolutely beautifully written. It is an autobiography that alternates between a chronological biography of her life and her experience with the u.s. prison & "justice" system. Shakur not only discusses her life & activism but also includes important history that the u.s. school system either lied about or left out to serve their own narrative.
An incredibly important book, perfect for anyone interested in u.s. history, the u.s. prison and/or judicial system, activism and learning to become an activist, and the u.s. Civil Rights Movement of the '60s and '70s.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Trafficking
Before I start, please note that I am white, nonbinary, mentally ill, & neurodivergent and that informs how I read this book written by a Black revolutionary woman on her experience with racism. Though I've tagged a myriad of different content warnings, Shakur always describes and discusses them within context of why it's important, and I found that because of that her focus is not on the trauma or pain. She chooses to write about all her experiences as lessons learned along the way, and framing it in that context makes her writing much less emotionally triggering. She never goes into explicit or gory detail, but I put many topics in the "graphic" category because they are discussed thoroughly in ways that if someone is particularly sensitive it could potentially put them in a bad place if they are caught off guard.