Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

21 reviews

katiefronk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

adearen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Colonisation

aardwyrm's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

chinama's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Really incredible fiction from Coates. The story-telling was so smooth. The character writing was so, so rich, and very beautiful. 

This novel puts the love, strength, and resilience of its characters front and center. I appreciated Coates' use of magic--while it was important to the plot, it was used sparingly and primarily for character development.

I listened to the audio book narrated by Joe Morton, which I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Trafficking

jennifer_bush_73's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

apollonium's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

toshita's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Trafficking

deepfriedaries's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.0

This book tells an incredibly story of resiliency in the face of racism and the history of enslaved people on the deep south. It is a slow paced narrative, and I struggled to engage with the main plot given the main character spends a lot of time in introspective thought. I found the mysteries captivating, and what adventures there were, breathtaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

nicki_d's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-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: Slavery and Trafficking

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief

thevietvegan's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A beautiful and heartbreaking story (based on a true story) with twists and turns I did not expect, and magical elements that were delightful and powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity