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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
brutal account, one does wonder how much of the story is exaggerated but the accompanying notes provide a lot of background to support the narrative.
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inspiring
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Important for what it represents (an early examples of a woman speaking out on the horrors of slavery), although it reads more like a journalistic portrayal than a compelling self-created narrative, through no fault of the author.
A chilling and detailed account of the atrocities of slavery. Some parts are difficult to read because of the intense violence. The voice of Mary Prince is strong and sympathetic. I wish this narrative were longer. At 30 pages, it doesn't give enough of Mary's life story. The supplemental material by the editor is useful, as it includes letters from Mr. Wood, Mary's owner, along with additional information about Mary's attempts to buy her manumission. I recommend this short read for anyone studying slavery.
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I read this for my senior thesis on sexuality in slave narratives. Mary Prince's story was a slave narrative marketed especially towards the women who were part of the abolition movement. It has graphic scenes of violence and implied sexual violence. Prince's narrative is a peculiar mix of the sentimental and the outraged. A large part of the former could be attributed to her editors who published the piece to forward the anti-slavery cause.
As a piece of leisure reading, I expect this book would be heavy, harrowing and informative. As someone who studies slave narratives as part of my work as a literature student, I knew what I was getting into. I think this book is important, both for learning about history and in relation to current conversation regarding sexual violence, women, and race, especially in the U.S. That being said, I would be hesitant to recommend this as fun reading - it is too serious for that. It should be read, though, especially as there are so few female voices in the genre of slave narratives.
As a piece of leisure reading, I expect this book would be heavy, harrowing and informative. As someone who studies slave narratives as part of my work as a literature student, I knew what I was getting into. I think this book is important, both for learning about history and in relation to current conversation regarding sexual violence, women, and race, especially in the U.S. That being said, I would be hesitant to recommend this as fun reading - it is too serious for that. It should be read, though, especially as there are so few female voices in the genre of slave narratives.
I have no words… I recommend everyone to read this
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Read this for a class, interesting enough and a quick read
Not rating this because I don’t understand how or why you would. This is someone’s real experience. I will be refraining from rating works like this.
However, this was incredibly harrowing and important.
However, this was incredibly harrowing and important.
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced