Reviews

The Reaper's Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery by Vincent Brown

amphitritemists's review against another edition

3.0

Thats a high rating for a book i had to read for class but honestly it wasnt so bad i wouldnt read it again but i didnt straight out hate it qriting was excellent

vonmustache's review against another edition

5.0

A masterpiece. This is without doubt the best work I’ve read on Atlantic slavery. It helps to show slaves as active agents in the construction of early modern Atlantic civilization, while simultaneously articulating how this agency was carefully negotiated in a system designed to dehumanize. It drags a touch in the middle, but it constantly brims with such passion and heat that even the dragging commands attention.

I was extremely impressed by this work; it has certainly opened my eyes to a whole new historiography!