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kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, and Trafficking
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Cursing, and Child death
Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy
emilo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, and Colonisation
emdear's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Racism, Violence, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Death, Slavery, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
jaymepem's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Sexism
Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol
leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Hate crime
monapearl's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
xjr's review against another edition
4.5
The pace of the book is brisk and easy, unlike its content and my actual reading pace.
This biographical fiction story contains many slave narrative tropes, but brings new light too. More introspection, a look into the sexual abuse of both men and women, a critical look into religion and the complications of being a mixed black woman with children. In all this darkness we still see hope for Linda doesn't only meet the worst of the worst but also some great people.
I see some claim that her editor L. Maria Child influences the story, but if Jacobs wasn't clever enough to write this I don't think she would have even been able to reach freedom like she did. I think the claim the text is only trimmed by her holds true.
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Slavery
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
antonique_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Murder, Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, and Trafficking
paisleypetty's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Confinement, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Torture, and Violence
msorvella's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Torture, Rape, and Racism