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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy
informative
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
reflective
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Racial slurs
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This book is ready well done. I'm so glad I read it. It is interesting and informative, and gives you a lot to think about, and the illustrations add a lot to it. It made me want to learn more about this topic.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This book portrays the sad reality of how histories are erased.
my neighbor went to grad school with ms. hall and recommended this book to me. also my dad read it and gave it a positive review.
this isn't a book you "enjoy" but one that moves you. hall's story is compelling and the way she weaves historical fact with historical imagination [which she explains and makes clear] is brilliant. the art is engaging and matches the tenor of the story perfectly.
hall makes it seem easy to weave one's own story/memoir with cultural/historical information. it is anything but easy, but she generates that illusion so capably. it was compelling to learn about the potential importance of women in slave revolts, our country's reliance on enslaved labor - particularly in places we are taught to think are "better" - like new york. more compelling is the way "wake" speaks to generational trauma and using the past - confronting and acknowledging it - to move forward. there is a fierceness paired with vulnerability and righteous frustration in this book that truly spoke to me on many levels.
this isn't a book you "enjoy" but one that moves you. hall's story is compelling and the way she weaves historical fact with historical imagination [which she explains and makes clear] is brilliant. the art is engaging and matches the tenor of the story perfectly.
hall makes it seem easy to weave one's own story/memoir with cultural/historical information. it is anything but easy, but she generates that illusion so capably. it was compelling to learn about the potential importance of women in slave revolts, our country's reliance on enslaved labor - particularly in places we are taught to think are "better" - like new york. more compelling is the way "wake" speaks to generational trauma and using the past - confronting and acknowledging it - to move forward. there is a fierceness paired with vulnerability and righteous frustration in this book that truly spoke to me on many levels.