shahrun's review
5.0
What an extraordinary woman. Her life was one surprise after another. Considering she had no formal education and was illiterate, the twists and turns her life took were fascinating. It’s amazing that this humble book is still available to be heard after all this time. It’s so important that it is too, because we should never forget the dangers of de-humanising anyone. Also special mention to her self education of the bible. So she liked children to read it to her as they simply read the words as written (unlike adults who had to chuck in their own opinions too) allowing her to interpret them for herself without their own prejudice. A very important lesson many today need to learn.
peachani's review
informative
medium-paced
1.75
I think my biggest issue with this is that this is Truth's life as captured by a white person. I didn't need the editorializing at all. I wish we had this narrative written down by Truth herself or another formerly enslaved person.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery
sunvts's review
2.0
eh baaasically finished this one
i really appreciate sojourner truth as a person and what she symbolizes in american history!!!
that said, this text is tbh a bit boring, and bizarre af since it was actually 'written' by a white abolitionist 'with' truth but sometimes casts judgment on her and her actions? idk idk it's interesting as a piece of history, maybe a bit less interesting as a decontextualized auto-/biography
i really appreciate sojourner truth as a person and what she symbolizes in american history!!!
that said, this text is tbh a bit boring, and bizarre af since it was actually 'written' by a white abolitionist 'with' truth but sometimes casts judgment on her and her actions? idk idk it's interesting as a piece of history, maybe a bit less interesting as a decontextualized auto-/biography
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