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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
challenging
medium-paced
The art wasn't entirely my style, but it conveyed what it needed to. I learned some very interesting facts about history; did you know 1 in 10 ships that were transporting enslaved people resulted in revolt? Did you know that that the likelihood of revolt increased by the percentage of women that were on board? That was truly fascinating. In the way that it was frustrating for our protagonist, this graphic novel was frustrating too that it was so hard to find the answers she wanted. This graphic novel is an observation of her efforts and like peeking over her shoulder about her educated guesses to fill in the considerable gaps. You feel and share the frustration that better history wasn't kept on these women.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Violence
challenging
reflective
Wow, the visuals & past/present narrative work together to make this an incredibly impactful graphic novel.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Great look into women-led slave revolts and slavery's lasting impact on America today
The artwork was exceptional. Loved this historical graphic novel - very cool concept!
The best graphic novel I have read. I will be thinking about this for a long time.
Wake is a graphic novel that is also a memoir. It is the story of historian Dr. Rebecca Hall’s personal journey as she researched the hidden history of women-led slave revolts. Spanning from the Middle Passage to colonial New York, she works to piece together their stories about their leadership as they fought for their freedom. The illustrations boost these narratives and the connection the author makes between the past and present; her own history and the history of these women. Illustrator Hugo Martinez does an excellent job of demonstrating the terrible histories that haunt the same places we still travel, work and call home today.
I came for… women rebellion leaders
I stayed for… the story behind the research.
Why I picked it up: I thought it would be a compilation of stories of women-led revolts.
Hot Cocoa Moments: When you realize that the Dahomey Women Warriors were some of those leaders of revolts during the Middle Passage.
Check out my blog, www.cocoawithbooks.com, for the full review and educator recommendations.
I came for… women rebellion leaders
I stayed for… the story behind the research.
Why I picked it up: I thought it would be a compilation of stories of women-led revolts.
Hot Cocoa Moments: When you realize that the Dahomey Women Warriors were some of those leaders of revolts during the Middle Passage.
Check out my blog, www.cocoawithbooks.com, for the full review and educator recommendations.
This book was pretty good but I was just expecting a bit more, like more stories and more details (though the point is that these stories are more unknown). I also didnt realize half the story would be focused on the historian/author researching these events which is my bad
Good short read for my plane flight back, its a graphic novel
Fun fact! Statistically, when more women were present on a slave ship, the greater the chance of a revolt.
This is because the women had greater relative access. The crews considered them a nonthreat, and generally allowed them to walk on deck without shackles, while the men were imprisoned inside. They could use this access to obtain weapons and attack the enslavers
The book also goes into the two main African kingdoms involved in the slave trade, how it affected them, and how it was (obviously) more complicated than many people learn in school of how they would kidnap and sell people in neighboring tribes
As a whole, interesting! But those parts are the main interesting parts to me and the rest I was left wishing (like the author!) that there were more details available on these historical events
Good short read for my plane flight back, its a graphic novel
Fun fact! Statistically, when more women were present on a slave ship, the greater the chance of a revolt.
This is because the women had greater relative access. The crews considered them a nonthreat, and generally allowed them to walk on deck without shackles, while the men were imprisoned inside. They could use this access to obtain weapons and attack the enslavers
The book also goes into the two main African kingdoms involved in the slave trade, how it affected them, and how it was (obviously) more complicated than many people learn in school of how they would kidnap and sell people in neighboring tribes
As a whole, interesting! But those parts are the main interesting parts to me and the rest I was left wishing (like the author!) that there were more details available on these historical events