Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

70 reviews

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Murder, Slavery, Medical content, Sexual content, Racism, and War

Moderate: War, Torture, Violence, and Rape

ka_cam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

One for the fans of women-centered us civil war era historical fiction. I thought it took some fairly common themes (violence of slavery esp related to the family, the South during the civil war, relations between enslaved Black women/children and white women/children in enslaver families, women healers as   suspect for witchcraft, womens agency and lack thereof in reproductive health and pregnancy, etc) and wove them together in compelling ways. I found Rue an interesting and believable narrator and thought the author did a wonderful job building out her perspective. Some of the romance was a bit random, and I felt the last 10-20% of the book became more scattered and rushed due to the increase in twists and narrator voices late in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Torture, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Death, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Incest, and War

Addition content warnings: Lynching, KKK-style violence; also much of the above content warnings apply to/involve enslaved people and/or children

susannah_knox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Slavery

Moderate: Torture and Rape

whatdanireads_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Rape and War

brooke123's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, and Miscarriage

jojo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Abortion, Racial slurs, Blood, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Confinement, War, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Incest, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

marisnini's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ellaisntreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Violence, and Death

michelejenn's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Abortion

thejuliette's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Medical content, Death, Abortion, Torture, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage and Infertility