Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

9 reviews

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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Content Warnings

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

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

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ifweweresorrows's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

An Important and essential read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

androgyny's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent

aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

samchase112's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

Frederick Douglass's slave narrative is a classic for a reason. He clearly and passionately describes his life as an enslaved man in the early 19th century, pulling on his readers' emotions in just the right way. This narrative is terrifying to read, at once humbling and inspiring. Atrocity after atrocity is committed, and the strength of the human spirit is truly remarkable to witness in these pages. Douglass is known as a great speaker and leader, but it must be recognized that he was also a great writer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Death of parent