Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

7 reviews

svigran's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery and Rape

zosiablue's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A good book for Passover. I liked this more than I initially thought I would. It traces the origins of an ancient Haggadah through the lens of a book conservationist. Each stain, hair, or insect wing that's found in the book gets a beautiful origin chapter. A very dreamy mystery through the centuries with a surprise twist. I learned bits of Jewish history that weren't on my radar, which, I think, was the point. Kind of Red Violin mixed with (sorry) a little Dan Brown. Beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Grief, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Kidnapping, Slavery, Death of parent, Genocide, and Police brutality

heather_vesta's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Rape

ezismythical's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Colonisation, Murder, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death, Violence, and War

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, War, Gaslighting, Genocide, Misogyny, Murder, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Forced institutionalization

steeped_in_books's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Antisemitism, Slavery, Genocide, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, War, Vomit, Violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical trauma, Death, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

unboxedjack's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery