Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

15 reviews

haileyeh's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

That appendix tho 🔥🔥🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Hate crime, Trafficking, Slavery, Violence, and Racial slurs

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

kerisreads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

 The moving eloquence and lasting impact of Frederick Douglass's autobiographical narrative leaves me thinking no study of early American history could possibly be complete without it.

Told in alternating matter-of-fact prose and passionately emotional poetry, it's no wonder Douglass played such an instrumental role in the abolition of American slavery.

As I read, I imagined reading this as a 19th century white American previously unacquainted with specifics of the manifold evils of southern slavery.... Phew.

A must-read indeed. You'll weep, but be the better for it.
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Content warnings: As expected of any work on American slavery, many heavy topics are covered, though none graphically, including rape, cruelty and physical abuse, violence, death of and separation from parents and grandparents, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Racism, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

gracespear3_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

isabella_ramensky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

i’m not rating it because my personal opinion and enjoyment hs nothing to do with the fact that everyone should read this book or one like it. this history is important for everyone - especially  white folks - to consume as it is so real and informative.
i did read it for school and i’m glad because i would not have otherwise. 
Frederick Douglass was an incredible person with an incredible story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Fire/Fire injury

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