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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
Rebecca Hall is a lawyer and a history professor who ended up going down a rabbit hole while researching one of her cases. She became fascinated with women who led slave revolts in New York. These women were mentioned in some documents but there wasn't much detail. Hall started to dig through various sources to try to find more information on particular women who were involved. This graphic novel tells the story of Rebecca's work and also the story of the women who she discovered in her research. It really highlights how the stories of slaves themselves, particularly female slaves have often been erased. What is left is the story of the oppressor who often left the details of female slaves as side notes, if that. This is a great read for history buffs and those who want to read more #ownvoices stories about slavery.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
Really insightful graphic novel about the struggles of a historian trying to fill in a history that has been deliberately ignored and suppressed. The art didn't really click with me, but I thought the content was very, very good. The research Rebecca Hall did for this book was fascinating, and I thought her choice to share her personal journey as part of the story was smart and compelling.
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Powerful nonfiction graphic novel on possible women-led slave revolts. Inference and imagination fills in the historical record. Subject is difficult to read.
Not a fan of the art style but look sharp because the images tell deeper stories.
Not a fan of the art style but look sharp because the images tell deeper stories.
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challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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A fantastic graphic novel. I learnt a lot. I would only change the order the stories were presented in, some information given later in the book would have been helpful to know from the start, although I think the author had her reasons for the way she laid it all out.
challenging
emotional
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reflective
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dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
The illustrations blew me away at every turn!! They were part of the narrative in a way I’ve never seen before. I’ve read plenty of graphic novels that would be just the same without illustrations, but Wake integrates picture and story so seamlessly that it would be impossible to separate them. The narrative itself is a work of wonder: creative, imaginative, and raw.
informative
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