Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma Southon

3 reviews

meant2breading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Reading about Aggripina’s life and relationships was like listening to 10 hours of a soap opera, but one I wanted to and kept listening to 😆. I appreciated most of Southon’s humor along the way as well as her speculation from the gaps in historical writings, which I am sure was difficult to do! While I liked the many zingers aimed at the chauvinist men throughout, I was personally hoping for more of an acknowledgement or nod to intersectional feminism (e.g, the family’s enslavement of people, Agrippina’s access or involvement to imperial projects, etc.). I am interested in learning more of Roman history after this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest and Slavery

caelfind's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

veliana's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Incest, Vomit, and War