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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston
5 reviews
snowiceblackfruit77's review
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Blood
capp518's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Couldn’t give it 4 stars because only half of the book is Kossula’s story. It reads more like a piece of scholarly work than a novel, which may be my own fault for not researching the book better before reading. Overall though, this is a necessary read to get a first-had account of what enslaved people experienced because there are so few records from their perspectives out there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Murder, Slavery, Violence, and Child death
Minor: Racism and Colonisation
sparklycowboy's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I really enjoyed listening to this book. The narrator and author really bring Kossula to life with the language and storytelling. I’m grateful this book was published in 2018 after many decades of sitting unpublished. I was confused about the ~40 min intro about the author, but it made more sense after finishing the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Violence, War, and Murder
tey_lynn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking, Child death, Gore, Death, War, Murder, Kidnapping, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Is it the content I expected? No.
Is this an extremely important book for the African-American history? Yes.
Did I struggle to read it? Yes.
Did my heart ache for this man (and the thousands of others, men, women, children, like him)? Of course.
Did I like it? Unfortunately not.
Would I recommend it? Yes, it's historical, and/or laographical value is huge.
Is this an extremely important book for the African-American history? Yes.
Did I struggle to read it? Yes.
Did my heart ache for this man (and the thousands of others, men, women, children, like him)? Of course.
Did I like it? Unfortunately not.
Would I recommend it? Yes, it's historical, and/or laographical value is huge.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Slavery, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, and Violence
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