Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

4 reviews

stefdemuth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

Minor: Slavery and Racism

Contains talks of sterilization and eugenics, topics of race and poverty

midnightverde's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

This is a beautifully written story about horrors from the past. It broke my heart thinking about all the real people who were abused by the system. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Cancer, Racism, Grief, and Ableism

Minor: Death of parent and Slavery

cdoubet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, and Slavery

Minor: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Terminal illness, and Violence

lilac12's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Abortion, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness and Racism

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, Murder, and Cancer