Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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

9 reviews

croww_teeth's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Leaves you wanting to know more.

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

irrigger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the most impactful books I've ever read. The experiences are viceral and cut to the core. It's a hard but hopeful read, and I think everyone should experience it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, Child abuse, Rape, Racism, Slavery, Death, Physical abuse, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Classism

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

abrose2001's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.5

This is a staple to the genre of literature and the understanding of the era of American slavery. It's somewhat dense and not my favorite read, but definitely something that I was glad to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Child abuse

battybookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Read for African American Lit (Fall 2021) - wrote close reading paper on chapter 11 section. Found it to be an interesting narrative and have enjoyed the complications my teacher puts forth about it. Excited to read and discuss more works to cross reference and learn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, and Hate crime

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

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

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

lkbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Torture

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

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

Minor: Death of parent and Rape

ghosterystore's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Ableism and Alcoholism