Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

19 reviews

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Definitely a must-read for anyone wanting to learn more about the history of the United States. I know they recently released a YA version of this, and I'd be interested in seeing how they changed it for that. Would definitely be a good addition to an American history class.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

alex_wordweaver's review

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

alipp's review

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.25

A very informative book about the genocidal history of the US & US imperialism. A tough read emotionally although a bit dry also in some parts.
The last chapter did a great job of tying all the points together & pointing towards reconciliation & a better future. 

I was shocked to learn about the displacement of the Chagossians by the US military & the militarization of Diego Garcia. 

This should be a required reading in schools in the US. It’s a shame that the US history is often white washed & I wish that more white US citizens made a substantially increased effort to learn about this history, to demand change from these harmful systems that we live in, and to create a positive change for the future of humanity and our planet. I think most people are too numbed out trying to survive capitalism to make a bigger effort but I remain hopeful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Sexual assault

cococorycollins's review

informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Genocide, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

The book is so well researched and informative, I would give it 5 ⭐. That being said, it's like reading a textbook . It's very dry. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is monotone so that didn't enhance it in any way. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcohol

boopointeshoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Rape

wifeslife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rachel17's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I hope there are history courses that are assigning this book to read and discuss. This is the history I wish I had learned throughout my education. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual assault, and Violence

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery

Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

hunkydory's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War