Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval by Saidiya Hartman
4 reviews
slinkmalink's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
While this was an excellent history book, describing it only as a history book doesn't do it justice, I thought it was absolutely beautiful
It felt almost anonymous in the way that it sweeps through such different lives and ones that we don't hear about much and treats each of their dreams and lives as just one in thousands of both different and shared dreams, examples of individuals in a chorus, and yet also deeply personal in its treatment of all the women it looked at.
I just thought it really brought to life in such a poetic way the people behind the limited (perspective wise and quantity wise) sources we have about black women after emancipation and I'm very glad I picked it up
It felt almost anonymous in the way that it sweeps through such different lives and ones that we don't hear about much and treats each of their dreams and lives as just one in thousands of both different and shared dreams, examples of individuals in a chorus, and yet also deeply personal in its treatment of all the women it looked at.
I just thought it really brought to life in such a poetic way the people behind the limited (perspective wise and quantity wise) sources we have about black women after emancipation and I'm very glad I picked it up
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Forced institutionalization
katiewhocanread's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, and Pedophilia
at806's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
adesinabrown's review
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I wish I could go above 5 stars for this book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Homophobia, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Sexism
Most (if not all) triggering content is only mentioned briefly in this book--in possibilities, in truths, in the complexities. It is mostly a reconstruction of the lost stories of Black women and queer people of the early 20th century, and an examination of why those stories are "lost" in the first place. Expect any content that may be wrapped up in that.
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