Reviews tagging 'Death'

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

9 reviews

erins_bookrecs's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Torture, and Sexual harassment

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

An important chronicle of the horrors enslaved people in the US endured and the lengths some of them had to go to to secure the freedom that should have been theirs all along.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

val_lenci's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

This title brought me to tears. There were moments when I had to take a mental break due to the description of the atrocities that happened to predominately Black women during this sinful period. Strong emotions held by desperation was expressed in every chapter. Her story thankfully ended on a satisfying note. It left me feeling strong; as in no matter how battling life can get, faith can still be found. (Hope I explained this correctly.) It is extremely advised to want to mentally prepare yourself before reading this book, especially if you identify as a black woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Abandonment

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

emdear's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Kidnapping

kathryngardyne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

lexarobinson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A harrowing, incredible autobiography of a woman you cannot help but be in awe of. Jacobs (under the pseudonym Linda Brent) writes in a completely unmitigated light: her work is a harsh, moving recollection of the abhorrent realities of slavery. I doubt I will ever be able to read it again, but its content shall stay with me for a very long time - in short, it is an absolute must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail