Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

19 reviews

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, and Animal death

erinrlreader1994's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

Wow, just wow. Quite a heart wrenching account of a man striped of his freedom and sold into slavery. Very sad but good to read! Would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs, Slavery, Racism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Violence

nellkristen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

mandi4886's review

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

skysummer's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Violence

ivassavi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.5

(2021 Book#22)
2.5-3⭐️
⏳24 hours read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

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

joshlegere's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Trafficking, and Slavery

srm's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism