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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...
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reflective 66%
challenging 58%
emotional 49%
inspiring 29%
sad 29%
dark 24%
hopeful 23%
adventurous 12%
tense 11%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
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fast 2%
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Graphic
Racism, Sexual violence, RapeModerate
Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, TortureMinor
Slavery, Racial slurs, Pedophilia464 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 918 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 58%
emotional 49%
inspiring 29%
sad 29%
dark 24%
hopeful 23%
adventurous 12%
tense 11%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 48%
fast 2%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual violence, RapeModerate
Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, TortureMinor
Slavery, Racial slurs, Pedophilia