Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us by Nick Hayes

4 reviews

ashwaar's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, and Slavery

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Xenophobia, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, War, Genocide, Homophobia, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Excrement, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Incest

chiaralzr's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

I really loved this book. Nick Hayes discusses the land privatisation in the UK (mainly England), focusing on a different aspect in each chapter, such as the evolution of trespassing laws, the links to British colonialism or 'illegal' immigration. He does this quite beautifully by associating each of these topics to a specific animal (e.g. hares,  cockroaches, toads) that is usually found in the English countryside and symbolism behind it. He also narrates some of his experiences with trespassing into private land, revealing the joys of it but also acknowledging the dangers. Although at first I found the shift between his trespassing adventures and the informational material a bit confusing, I think it really adds to the book. Definitely a recommended read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Classism, Slavery, and Police brutality

lasunflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

A very well written and informative book. Hayes transitions seamlessly between his walks and commentary on land ownership in England. 
I only took off .5 stars due to some small misinformation. 

E.g. He attests a quote is from William the Conqueror himself, but the quote is actually from Orderic Vitalis' chronicle, written around 50 years later. Chroniclers often fabricated speech. It would have been better for Hayes to say that something 'like according to Orderic Vitalis, William said this...' I am not convinced that the Norman Conquest changed as much as of English land ownership as he makes out, though certainly it did change things somewhat.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Slavery, Racism, and Xenophobia