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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: A Library of America Paperback Classic
Frederick Douglass
4.14 AVERAGE
1.98k reviews for:
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: A Library of America Paperback Classic
Frederick Douglass
4.14 AVERAGE
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An important work and a necessary reminder of the atrocities of slavery. Unlike many "classics", Douglass writes in a manner that is easy to comprehend, even though the content is difficult to read. I wasn't surprised by much in his story, but it's still appalling to read how the littlest thing would set slave owners into a tizzy which would result in severe beatings to those they enslaved. Douglass's spirit was encouraging to read about, although he admits at times it was so dimmed by the life of slavery that he contemplated if it was even worth living or attempting to better his life. This is a critical work, in particular for Americans, but really worldwide. We need to have these first hand accounts available because, as has been said so many times, those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
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It is such a powerful slave narrative or should I say freed man narrative. It’s a hard read for emotional reasons but it’s a good read
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Slavery will always be a black spot on the history of this great nation. How we treat our fellow human beings, no matter their social status, is the truest mark of humanity. How do we move past this? How does it become a true thing of the past?
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Frederick Douglass's first memoir is the horrific and harrowing childhood and young adulthood as an enslaved person in the United States. His writing is amazing. It's really interesting to view this as an activist/abolitionist piece of nonfiction in the years leading up to the Civil War, propelling the cause forward in a way that's only paralleled by Uncle Tom's Cabin and several other firsthand accounts of life in slavery. It should be no surprise that this is far, far better than Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Douglass's account is detailed, shocking, and genuinely inspiring. His analysis of the systems of power and control are still relevant today. One of the greatest American writers of all time! My review is not very in depth because I chose to complain about Percival Everett's recent novel, James, for far, far too long. Admittedly, I did want to read this because of my disappointment with that book. I wanted the real deal, and Frederick Douglass is perhaps the realest man to ever live.
Douglass's account is detailed, shocking, and genuinely inspiring. His analysis of the systems of power and control are still relevant today. One of the greatest American writers of all time! My review is not very in depth because I chose to complain about Percival Everett's recent novel, James, for far, far too long. Admittedly, I did want to read this because of my disappointment with that book. I wanted the real deal, and Frederick Douglass is perhaps the realest man to ever live.