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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

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rissasreading's review against another edition

5.0

This book is short, but so so powerful. The use of graphics to accompany the story made for an emotional read.
This wasn't what I was expecting it to be. I was expecting to read about a lot of different examples of women-led slave revolts. However, we get the truth of how difficult it is to not only find that history but to process it.
This book almost brought me to tears quite a few times because of the beautiful images by Hugo paired with Rebecca's story.
Highly recommend this read.

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5.0

reads_romance_reviewer's review against another edition

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3.0

I appreciate Dr. Hall's focus on this part of history with very few primary resources. I am glad she decided to present her research via a graphic novel. Her passion to learn and teach others these stories comes through and hopefully will lead other researchers to explore how female slaves fought for their freedom. We need to hear their stories.

I gave the novel three stars because there is not a lot of primary resources on women-led slave revolts so it is more about her quest for information.

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5.0

"History written by the victors always erases resistance."

Part memoir, part group biography, Wake hooked me from the beginning -- it's written from the perspective of Rebecca as she works on her PhD, searching for the stories of the erased and the voices of the silenced.

Some reviews have said that this book belongs in school libraries, and while I agree, that's really optimistic. I would absolutely love to see it required in high school or college classes, though -- And I hope homeschooling educators will use this book as well.