lawyeranthropologist's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this alongside this month's awful book club pick made the month better. It should be part of the required reading in high schools, but I'm glad to have at least picked it up now.
ghafairy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
ark99's review against another edition
4.0
I had to read this for english class (technically i only had to read the shortened version in my textbook but in order to actually write a decent paper on the topic I'm writing about I read the entire thing lol)but I actually really enjoyed it! It was slightly hard to read in some parts (lowkey kinda skimmed through some parts) but I think it's a very interesting narrative!
lisajayne_02's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
ghastgirll's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
An important chronicle of the horrors enslaved people in the US endured and the lengths some of them had to go to to secure the freedom that should have been theirs all along.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Child death, Grief, Classism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Alcohol, Murder, Animal death, Terminal illness, Blood, and Pregnancy