Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

34 reviews

olulelule's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual content

bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

wow… this is an absolutely remarkable novel and i can’t believe we aren’t all raving about it every chance we get

a million stars✨ 

“and most men i knew before, in that place, laid their spirits to rest the first time the cat-o-nine-tails flew into their backs. and without a spirit, you cannot feel. you react, but the longer you exist in a world without your spirit, the less you feel. … laughter was a reaction. tears were a reaction. those screams were a reaction. but the source of them - the mother of joy, of sadness, or terror - was a ghost like me.”

it has very similar vibes to The Shadow King, Kindred, and Homegoing, connecting the truth of enslavement and liberation from the Americas to Liberia, giving breath and life to the complexities that exist within this historical time period. Wayétu Moore is able to tell these stories with such dedication, love, and compassion through a fierce and empowering female narrative 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Violence

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Colonisation

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, Violence, Trafficking, Death, Child death, Slavery, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, and War

antoniac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Death

locsnthoughtz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Abortion

Moderate: Rape, War, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Racial slurs

Minor: Xenophobia

2kerrymehome's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Genocide, Murder, Child death, Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Many hisorical books make characters endure suffering before giving them a moment of resolution/redemption. The ratio of time spent suffering to time spent empowered is about 80:1- you spend the most of the book in graphic violence

fionaengelson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Slavery

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, and War

Minor: Sexual content

treesnpeace's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Beginning of the book was a bit confusing , but once I knew all the character - it was super beautiful. A mix of history about freedom fighters of Liberia and magical realism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual violence, War, and Violence

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book got a little confusing because I was listening to it so I couldn’t go back as easily and clarify what was going on. This book was also very difficult because of the brutality of being a Black person in history. I really loved the magical realism and how the stories all wove in and out of each other ending where it began. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Classism, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual violence, Slavery, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and War