Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

2 reviews

creationwing's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.5

I appreciated the narrator's ability to convey the sardonic humour in Baldwin's voice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Police brutality, and Alcohol

mildlypretentiousreader's review

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

A collection of essays, James Baldwin weaves a interlinked account of his experiences as an African American man in and out of America. 

Autobiographical Notes

In my eyes, “Autobiographical Notes” serves as a preface into the next nine remaining short essays. James Baldwin 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism