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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
20 reviews
englishlitstudent's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
applequinn's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Rape
chantal18's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment
battybookworm's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation
aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
5.0
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
lkbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
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
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
ghosterystore's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Ableism and Alcoholism