Reviews tagging 'Torture'

12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup by Solomon Northup

15 reviews

memorable's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

Must-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Torture

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Dementia

destdest's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Hard to rate something like this. I certainly cannot rate for enjoyment. Reading this made me burn in anger and my eyes water. Despite the cruel, dehumanizing events, this was not an easy read, but it was easy <i> to read.</i> It only takes a few times to get used to Northup’s manner of speaking. I almost read it all in one sitting.

In light of recent events, those who say “This is not who America is,” surely have their head in the ground. Of course, this place can be better—should be better—but it was built on mass racism, enslavement, and genocide. 

Anyway, I’m glad to have seen this in book form because I certainly could not have seen it visually. 

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Content Warnings

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

beetsnotbombs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Torture

jourdanicus's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Torture