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nneka23's review against another edition
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Trafficking
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
capp518's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Racism and Colonisation
tey_lynn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Xenophobia
slefebvre95's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child death and Slavery
himpersonal's review against another edition
5.0
The depth of his loneliness almost broke me, but it took me some time to get there. He’s so matter of fact in his telling, but then again, I wish I could’ve heard his actual voice. That would’ve made a huge difference in how I imbibed this book.
My only fear from this experience is that there will be others out there who read it and walk away thinking and saying, pointing to his words, that not all slave masters were horrible people. That is a lie I’d hate to see perpetuated, because no matter how kind they might’ve been, they still only had slaves because they lacked respect for the dignity of these African lives and refused them any agency.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation
zoenelson's review against another edition
4.75
As readers, we confront uncomfortable truths about U.S. history and are forced to dismantle the falsehoods we've been deceived into believing. In my mind, Cudjo's story puts words and history to the collective trauma of millions of Africans forced into slavery in the U.S.
Besides Cudjo's words, I loved the editor's notes. She provided important context and a wealth of original thought to this story.
Graphic: Slavery and Trafficking
Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, and Grief
alexhaydon's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and Slavery
hillysreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, and Slavery
velvetcelestial's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence