Reviews - Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave, A True Story

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Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave, A True Story

Aphra Behn

2.84 AVERAGE

rodwen's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

aeliz's review against another edition

2.0

challenging sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abbeyreinhart's review against another edition

4.0

Read as part of my “modern women writers” college lit class. Although not a modern woman writer (Behn is considered the first known Proffesional woman writer), this was a great introduction to classic women’s fiction.

ehill222's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cowhill's review against another edition

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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breamfish1138's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

An extremely vital work to read for anyone interested in protoabolitionist movements. The text itself is quite dense and borderline undecipherable without footnotes, despite some really good writing in places. And yes, it is extremely racist by modern standards, but given that it was written in the late 17th Century you've gotta at least give Behn some credit for trying.

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