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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
52 reviews
solenodon's review
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
5.0
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death
meganelise's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Really powerful reading. I appreciated the blend of memoir and history that allowed us to see how Dr. Hall looked at the record (and the gaps therein) to piece together these important (and largely forgotten) pieces of history.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
eeenou's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
lilawsahar's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.5
I learned so much from dr. Rebecca Hall!! I love that her work is intersectional: it talks about the black and female experience as a slave. I didn’t know that Africans revolted on slave ships and I especially didn’t know that there was more likely to be a revolt with more women on the ship. I am so thankful that she decided to make her dissertation into a graphic novel.
Thank you for taking us on your dissertation journey with you. I am sorry that even in your research you are facing racism for uncovering the truth.
Thank you for taking us on your dissertation journey with you. I am sorry that even in your research you are facing racism for uncovering the truth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
5.0
I expected to like this because I am enjoy graphic nonfiction and thought that this would be an interesting topic -- and one that isn't often discussed. My expectations were fairly high but this totally exceeded them.
This isn't just the story of a few revolts, it is also the author's story of being a Black woman historian studying this legacy. She does not shy away from the real issues that she faced trying to study this. She talks about the barriers to archives because of misogynoir at the time (men not recording details about women) and as it lives on today (being demeaned or even refused entry to some archives). She also goes into some of the weight of learning about such tremendous violence and loss that is a part of her history.
Throughout, she also shares the story of several women throughout history. She shares the story of women leading several revolts in the colonies as well as on the slave ships. She also discusses her connection to her ancestors, even sharing her grandmother’s story of resilience. Some instances where there are no details beyond the acknowledgement that an attempt at revolt was made, she gave some of these women a story. She wraps up the book talking about ancestor and the presence of history.
This was such a powerful book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape
tinavonk's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This book made me angry, which I know was the author's purpose; she did a fabulous job! The author was correct on every front about the hidden and erased history of women-led revolts. The lack of records is downright disgusting and Dr. Hall brought all of that to light.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Rape
blood_egg's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
This one is definitely a hard read but worth it. Every page is packed with information on an often unseen aspect of history as well as killer art. I’ve come back to this book several times in order to dig deeper on a piece of information that Hall brings up. Which if a book can do that is a win in my mind. I didn’t give it a full marking because I want more! Hall’s authorial voice is strong especially paired with the drawings. I hope she publishes more!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, War, Rape, Trafficking, and Violence
This book never shows acts of violence against the enslaved people who it centers, but in dealing with the history of slave revolts it obviously discusses the traumas that enslaved people had to face at the hands of their enslavers. So while you read about atrocities, they are never shown or discussed in a detailed way. Lots of fade to black moments where little may be said but much implied.achingallover's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, War, Gun violence, Misogyny, Death, and Murder