Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Kolej podziemna. Czarna krew Ameryki by Colson Whitehead, Rafał Lisowski

150 reviews

pagesofember's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide and Rape

smreads24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

mamaowlbear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Rape

lermaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

Lu en FR 
Rien à ajouter qui n’a déjà été exprimé par des individus plus éloquents que moi. Je suis restée immergée dans ce livre jusqu’à la fin. 
Je le conseille aux personnes intéressée par les thèmes explicites du livre mais aussi qui ont déjà des notions historiques à propos de la période traitée ou qui sont prêtes à faire des recherches en parallèle car la quantité d’informations inclue bien qu’intéressante, est dense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Deportation

Moderate: Mental illness and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child death, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jessiedoodah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

hayli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

raphaliest's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.25

A brutal depiction of slavery in America of the 19th century. Realistic and ruthless how settlers, farmers have treated Black people as their property in the most hateful and inhumane ways. We follow Cora‘s journey and constant struggle to escape slavery and the system of persecutors that try to bring her back to that hellhole. Although we witness a great deal of cruelty, the novel does not portray one monstrosity after another. It is also a Black „Bildungsroman“ and has some legendary elements to it, the legends that surround Cora‘s mother or the secrecy about the existence of the Underground railroad, for instance.
It took a while for me to read it and sometimes I got lost because of the amount of side characters. I also often lost attention while reading because the language is quite literal. I also did not get as emotionally involved with the characters’ journey as I would have expected due to the theme of the book. 
But nonetheless it is a book that is necessary and important for everybody to read as it shows the consequences of dehumanization. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

emequalsme's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Devastating and deeply sad, but also full of hope and ingenuity. I disagree with other reviewers that the magical realism is misplaced — it’s a fitting analogy and carries the adventures of the story well. There are a few chapters that meandered a bit too much; long, wordy pages that didn’t add much. All in all, though, a beautifully written book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, and War

racheltheripper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

kimberlynpeterson50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

Colson Whitehead has written an unflinching account of the brutalities of slavery, along with the thrill of escape and the heartbreak of capture. Through Cora, her mother, and her grandmother, we witness the generational trauma of racism and violence, and the unflagging strength that comes from a solid sense of self and the support of community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Violence