Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

48 reviews

lauren16297's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Graphic: Racial slurs

persian_green's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation

osteele98's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Racial slurs and Violence

fairchayton's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

meixymei's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

2.0

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Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence

thatone2112's review against another edition

5.0

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Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

jmathena's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

croww_teeth's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Leaves you wanting to know more.

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Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

paintedgiraffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

kerisreads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

 The moving eloquence and lasting impact of Frederick Douglass's autobiographical narrative leaves me thinking no study of early American history could possibly be complete without it.

Told in alternating matter-of-fact prose and passionately emotional poetry, it's no wonder Douglass played such an instrumental role in the abolition of American slavery.

As I read, I imagined reading this as a 19th century white American previously unacquainted with specifics of the manifold evils of southern slavery.... Phew.

A must-read indeed. You'll weep, but be the better for it.
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Content warnings: As expected of any work on American slavery, many heavy topics are covered, though none graphically, including rape, cruelty and physical abuse, violence, death of and separation from parents and grandparents, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail