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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
62 reviews
samchase112's review against another edition
5.0
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
jenna_justi2004's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
catreba's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Rape and Suicidal thoughts
dominicangirl's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Slavery
kikiareyoureading's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Slavery
alexiconeternal's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Slavery
bdingz's review against another edition
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
sheryl_macca's review against another edition
3.5
I found a mix of personal memoir and social history within its pages. Frederick Douglass narrates his own life eloquently, vividly but unemotionally. He divides his life by the locations he found himself in rather than by age or stage of life which in itself is telling. Because of this his narrative does jump from place to place without fully exploring the details and experiences of each.
Frederick also speaks on behalf of all the enslaved people he has known in Maryland. He could be telling the tale of any or all enslaved people in many places. He is efficient and effective in describing the social, political and economic landscape of the time.
I enjoyed the book, I learned from it but I wanted a greater emotional connection. Given it was written in 1845 by a man who had been through countless unthinkable things I think I'm probably asking too much.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Murder
thecriticalreader's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry
bexi's review against another edition
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts