Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

92 reviews

corriejn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

A story of an enslaved, mixed-race woman and the various choices people were faced with to try and improve their situations, retain their sense of identity and humanity, and protect their loved ones, within the brutal system of chattel slavery in the U.S. I appreciated the author's note at the end describing what of the main events/situations in the novel were inspired by real historical situations she'd learned of. Definitely not a light read, but a complex story and characters with personhood and agency.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and Vomit

cassandrackcity's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Slavery, Death, Sexual assault, and Racism

avitakaur's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Child death, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Violence

bambicat234's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense 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: Child abuse, Excrement, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Blood, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, Torture, and Trafficking

txsweetheart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Death, Sexual content, Racism, Slavery, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Murder, and Miscarriage

carriewnettles's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment

marypetrushko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

_readwithleo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Death, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Miscarriage, and Racism

melissa_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

A realistic historical story about slavery. Dark,  difficult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexism, Slavery, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Murder, Trafficking, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Classism, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, and Child death

mmarquis1158's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

A beautifully told story that will absolutely break your heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Slavery, Miscarriage, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent