464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393285673
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 19 February 2019
Description
A breathtaking exploration of the lives of young black women in the early twentieth century.In Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman examines the revolution of black intimate life that unfolded in Philadelphia and New York at the b...
Community Reviews Summary of 548 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
challenging 60%
emotional 54%
sad 29%
dark 26%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 19%
tense 13%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 3%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual violenceModerate
Domestic abuse, Child abuse, HomophobiaMinor
Confinement, Cursing, Death
464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393285673
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 19 February 2019
Description
A breathtaking exploration of the lives of young black women in the early twentieth century.In Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman examines the revolution of black intimate life that unfolded in Philadelphia and New York at the b...
Community Reviews Summary of 548 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
challenging 60%
emotional 54%
sad 29%
dark 26%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 19%
tense 13%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 3%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual violenceModerate
Domestic abuse, Child abuse, HomophobiaMinor
Confinement, Cursing, Death