Reviews tagging 'War'

Jubilee by Margaret Walker

5 reviews

shaunaxx's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Complex and deep analysis into the life of a slave/ex slave white passing woman during the American Revolutionary south. She is a picture of strength and resilience. It’s interesting to examine the development of her life throughout the period and the discrimination she faced before and afterwards and what she was willing to do for her family 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

wilmay's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

vaguelyrestless's review against another edition

challenging emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and War

kellis821's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Violence and War

samchase112's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

This epic tale of the house slave, Vyry, and her experience in slavery, the war, and Reconstruction was absolutely incredible to read. Margaret Walker covers so much (African) American history and includes an amazing amount of detail concerning what it meant to live as an enslaved black woman through the mid-19th century. The narrative is equally engrossing and horrifying. The scenes featuring the Ku Klux Klan were extremely horrifying and difficult to read; the very real terror they inspired was palpable. Despite the immense detail and sadness portrayed, the pages fly by; I was so impressed by how drawn into the story I became. (Another little aspect I loved in this novel was the many quotes from slave songs included at the beginning of the chapters--they were a beautiful insight into African American and slave culture.) I cannot recommend this novel enough, especially to anyone interested in American history and, specifically, African American history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: War