Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

18 reviews

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Blood

capp518's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

Couldn’t give it 4 stars because only half of the book is Kossula’s story. It reads more like a piece of scholarly work than a novel, which may be my own fault for not researching the book better before reading. Overall though, this is a necessary read to get a first-had account of what enslaved people experienced because there are so few records from their perspectives out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Slavery, Violence, and Child death

Minor: Racism and Colonisation

sparklycowboy's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The narrator and author really bring Kossula to life with the language and storytelling. I’m grateful this book was published in 2018 after many decades of sitting unpublished. I was confused about the ~40 min intro about the author, but it made more sense after finishing the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Violence, War, and Murder

labricoleuse's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This is a fascinating piece of ethnographic history. I’m glad I listened to the audiobook because I get why it is important to write an oral history in the dialect as spoken but I think it would have been difficult to understand. Hearing it was clearer I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Child death, and Racism

tey_lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Child death, Gore, Death, War, Murder, Kidnapping, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Xenophobia

daijalh13's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, and Death

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.0

I thought the introduction was really interesting, but I'm not sure why I had a hard time getting into the story. It's very possible that I would like this more at a more focused time in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Abandonment, and Genocide

tinyflame4's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Violence, Colonisation, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Animal death, and Racism

mcfarleyems's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

How do you give a rating to a book as important as this one? 

This book broke my heart and took me on an important and informative journey. I learned so much about Kossula’s life, of course, but I also learned to sit in the discomfort of reading the book. I became aware of my own blind spots in history, which contributed to my own biases. Being able to read this book is a gift. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Child death

pinkalpaca's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Child death, Genocide, Murder, Slavery, Racism, Police brutality, Confinement, and Grief