Reviews tagging 'Death'

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

23 reviews

rachbake's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Slavery, Kidnapping, Violence, Trafficking, and Gun violence

solenodon's review

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Sexual violence

kelsreadsthings's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

this is a powerful insight and look into slave revolts and the women who led them. this is also a fantastic commentary on how our past affects our present, the generational trauma that has been passed down to black people and how we can find a bit of hope and resilience in the end. the illustrations for this book are incredible and add such depth to Dr. Hall's story. a hard and difficult read, but a necessary one if we are to ever move on from white supremacy, racism, and it's effects. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is another important graphic novel to read. I wish that Hall had been able to find more information about the women lead slave revolts. The fact that this is her journey intermixed with history and her reimagining of historical events is powerful, but just highlights the fact that there is still so much to learn about history. The ending felt rushed, but I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, War, Gun violence, Misogyny, Death, and Murder

nrogers_1030's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Slavery

Moderate: Blood and Death

krys_kilz's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I think it is amazing that Dr. Hall transformed her dissertation research into a graphic novel, so that it is accessible to a wider audience outside of academia. The way she weaves theoretical frameworks like hauntology and Black feminism throughout the story takes such concepts from jargon to understandable ways of processing our present. Dr. Hall's mission to uncover erased pasts in order to illuminate new futures shines through on every page.

Martínez's art really amplifies the story and helps the book come alive. The way he is able to capture emotion, especially in the sections about the author, takes the story from abstract to personal. This book is not simply a research project, it is the story of people's lives - a story that fiercely resists the dehumanization and commodification of Black people.

Overall, this book is an excellent example of scholar activism and I look forward to reading more of Dr. Hall's work in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide

hels_97's review against another edition

challenging informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Slavery

librarylurker's review

emotional informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, and Suicide

Moderate: Pregnancy and Rape

balesnar's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Murder, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Pedophilia