Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

7 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

a nice collection of short stories and a novella, the office of historical corrections depicts the stories of various women, all of whom are braving against sth, w/ "richard of york...", "why wont women..." and "anything could disappear" being my favorites. 

woven thruout many of the stories are both casual and uncasual racism, whose depiction that encompasses a wide range of seriousness demonstrates how corrosive it is, how constant the strain is in black characters, how it could turn fatal and life-threatening w/ the drop of a hat. 

while evans explores her characters - even the unpleasant ones - interestingly enough, some of the stories stand more than others, while a few is forgettable. the book's also not as impactful as it could be, i think, but perhaps it's the author's intention to make this collection an understated one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Death

noramcgreevy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Slavery, and Gun violence

cinnaminskies's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery

sophieduncan's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Hate crime

Moderate: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

- Every single story in this collection feels like it could be its own novel, and yet somehow I am not left wanting more from any of them - they are all perfectly self-contained.
- Some feel ripped from modern headlines (Boys Go to Jupiter) and some are steeped in family history (Alcatraz) but every one feels populated with real people and real history.
- And when everyone tells you the novella that closes this book is phenomenal, everyone is right - holy cats, wow! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

malloryfitz's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death, and Hate crime

Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit

wai's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Cursing

Minor: Slavery