Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

51 reviews

franklola's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Genocide, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Death, Misogyny, Racism, and Colonisation

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I didn’t like the illustrations, and the layout of some of the pages made the words difficult to follow. But overall, it was both heartbreaking and frustrating to read about lost history and how it repeats itself today in racist patriarchy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Grief, Sexism, Gun violence, Death, Trafficking, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, and Suicide

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

maraycher's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Murder

josb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Very powerful but also very heavy. This graphic novel chronicles Hall's research into finding women-led slave revolts throughout history. Readers are exposed to the physical and emotional barriers of finding this information as well as excerpts from historical documents where slaves are seen as property and nothing else. The story does not pull punches, it is a very hard read but I feel like I have gained more empathy and understanding as a result. 

The art was accurate for the whole mood of the novel. There were some creative choices in paneling that just blew me away. 

Not something I would recommend if you are looking for a positive mood boost. I can usually tear through the toughest graphic novels in a few hours but I had to put this down and walk away periodically. If you are looking for something to push yourself and make you feel uncomfortable this is a great option and is not so dry you lose interest partway through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Slavery, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Suicide

littlecake's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Suicide

Moderate: Racism

notsowellread's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence

starla_anne's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Sexism

elenushka8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Slavery

Moderate: Racism

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