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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
challenging
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hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
informative
fast-paced
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping
challenging
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inspiring
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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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury
finally got around to reading this! extremely provocative and essential
slow-paced
‘Once you learn to read you will forever be free’.
An amazing, heartbreaking recollection of Frederick Douglass’ life and brave escape from slavery. Prior to this book I had not learned about Douglass, and it is a shame that his victories are not celebrated more - especially in the school curriculum.
This book may be difficult to read in content, but it is short and the language used is accessible. I would recommend this to anyone who needs to educate themselves more on the history of slavery as it is emotive, well-written and educational. You will not regret reading this.
* there are many violent and abusive scenes that would not be suitable for some readers.
An amazing, heartbreaking recollection of Frederick Douglass’ life and brave escape from slavery. Prior to this book I had not learned about Douglass, and it is a shame that his victories are not celebrated more - especially in the school curriculum.
This book may be difficult to read in content, but it is short and the language used is accessible. I would recommend this to anyone who needs to educate themselves more on the history of slavery as it is emotive, well-written and educational. You will not regret reading this.
* there are many violent and abusive scenes that would not be suitable for some readers.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
This book is very engaging and surprisingly hard to put down considering its content.
Many events described throughout this book are brutal, from beatings to cold blooded murder, Douglass does not overlook the horrors that slavery is involved in. At many points Douglass draws our attention away from the individual incidents of horror that are described, and instead the focus comes down upon the disease behind it all: slavery and the moral blight it brings. Slavery is shown as corruptive, and we see nice people transformed by the power they possess over another human being. Douglass is very convincing in his argument that slavery isn't immoral because of the violence, it is intrinsically rotten and corruptive.
Connected to this is discussion of morality is the hypocrisy of pious Christian slaveowners. People who are Christians but also murderers, who pray 5 times a day but also whip slaves for small mistakes. These people betray any faith that they try to uphold by owning slaves; and their ownership of slaves causes them to be further distanced from God. These people even manipulate their faith to further convince themselves of their superiority over their slaves, and justify their evil actions through this religious cause, which is entirely antithetical to the teachings of Christ. As Douglass notes, "between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognise the widest possible difference."
Many events described throughout this book are brutal, from beatings to cold blooded murder, Douglass does not overlook the horrors that slavery is involved in. At many points Douglass draws our attention away from the individual incidents of horror that are described, and instead the focus comes down upon the disease behind it all: slavery and the moral blight it brings. Slavery is shown as corruptive, and we see nice people transformed by the power they possess over another human being. Douglass is very convincing in his argument that slavery isn't immoral because of the violence, it is intrinsically rotten and corruptive.
Connected to this is discussion of morality is the hypocrisy of pious Christian slaveowners. People who are Christians but also murderers, who pray 5 times a day but also whip slaves for small mistakes. These people betray any faith that they try to uphold by owning slaves; and their ownership of slaves causes them to be further distanced from God. These people even manipulate their faith to further convince themselves of their superiority over their slaves, and justify their evil actions through this religious cause, which is entirely antithetical to the teachings of Christ. As Douglass notes, "between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognise the widest possible difference."