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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
28 reviews
bookdrunkard78's review
4.0
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death
Minor: Racism, Violence, and Rape
archiveofrasa's review against another edition
4.5
my only issue is that I wish there was more, but I get that it's easier said than done. the pushback the author faced from trying to get the information she wanted was not surprising, but it's still so baffling how easily people refuse someone of their history and live in the 2020s (they're probably the ones filling up Instagram and Twitter comments with their vileness lol)
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Slavery, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Misogyny, War, and Trafficking
Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape
achay91's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Death, and Racism
Moderate: War
Minor: Rape
terahjay's review against another edition
4.25
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Suicide
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.0
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Art: 3 stars
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Murder, Suicide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Slavery, Death, Trafficking, Colonisation, Confinement, and Sexism
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
masterofmusix's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Gun violence, Racism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Genocide, and Sexual harassment
mlovesbooks's review
5.0
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
I was not a fan of the art style; while Martinez's stark black-and-white images really capture the emotions of Hall's story, I do not like the way he draws people. Which, in a story about people first and foremost, was a big drawback for me.
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Slavery, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicide, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Rape
balfies's review against another edition
4.5
The history itself is scarce, pieced together by scraps - but it suggests that slave riots occurred on 1 in 10 ships during the transatlantic slave trade, and the #1 thing that increased the likelihood of revolt was the presence of women on board. Hall pieces together and reconstructs a likely version of events for these women, giving them the agency and personhood denied them by history.
It is, at the same time, an account of Hall's own research, and the modern day racist walls that stood in her way - white supremacist bureaucracy, forbidden archives, police escorts through the stacks where these sources are buried.
Evocative illustrations by Hugo MartÃnez filled with resonant imagery and metaphor bring these dual stories to life. This was a quick but very compelling read.
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Murder, and Slavery
Moderate: Rape