Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

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

10 reviews

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely essential reading 

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Content Warnings

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

nat_montego's review

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Colonisation, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, and Trafficking

Moderate: Racism and Violence

readandfindout's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Art: 3 stars

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

This book tells an incredible story. It provides a visual depiction of what the slave trade actually looked like. It describes the story of the authors journey to find the truth about her ancestors past. It is as dark and haunting as it is illuminating. Rebecca Hall is a hero for writing this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Gun violence, Racism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Genocide, and Sexual harassment

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

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!

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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

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Content Warnings

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

papercraftalex's review

dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is a difficult book to read, but very worth it. It sheds light on an aspect of history that is often washed over or downright hidden in the American education system, while also showing both the microaggressions and trauma that come from being a Black slavery historian. It is a powerful story and one that should be required reading. I'm not the biggest fan of this kind of art style, but it works well for the seriousness of this book.

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence