Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

6 reviews

ajaggers324's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Torture, Confinement, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism, Infertility, Genocide, War, Pregnancy, Cancer, Terminal illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Bullying

sneaky_snake22's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

This is a book I will be revisiting for the rest of my life.  It's beautiful and inspiring, I'm not a motherhood person nor l but even I can get on board with her metaphor.  I absolutely loved this.  The content is broken up in a way to allow you to pieces the information slowly, which is great since some of it is really heavy and emotional and you need that time to breathe.  I am inspired and able to accept that there is a lot I'm heading from as I continue working to fight for racial and social justice.  That I don't have to be everything,  but simply use the gifts I have to move forward.  I needed this book.  And I like many people need it too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Racism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Rape, Murder, and Suicide attempt

She talks as a survivor and someone who works with survivors to move in and through their grief. This is a very honest and difficult book but 100% worth it.

brittmcnull's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Wow wow wow. I first encountered Valarie Kaur in 2015 at the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Her breakout was my favorite and I was thrilled to see she wrote a book. 

See No Stranger was challenging, sometimes haunting, and what this world needs. Cannot recommend enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Xenophobia, and Racism

readalongwithnat's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely heart wrenching. Touched on so many topics but they were woven together so intricately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Medical content, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

maddie7217's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Murder, Islamophobia, and Mass/school shootings

kaitlinshares's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Religious bigotry