melodyshobe 's review for:

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

3.0

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The format of this was interesting, and I was very interested in the subject matter. In practice, though, this book is less about the subject of female-led slave revolts and more about the process of searching the historical record FOR evidence of female led slave revolts. Because the historical record is lacking, there’s a lot of holes that the author has to fill with conjecture based on what isn’t said. It was understandable, given the difficulty of the task, but not very satisfying.