660 reviews for:

Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave, A True Story

Aphra Behn

2.84 AVERAGE

anna_teresa's review against another edition

3.5

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

lnothstine's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad 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

adela_ct's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katlev010's review against another edition

2.5

sad slow-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: No

arendjenabbe's review against another edition

2.0

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A tough cookie to read

thomrid's review against another edition

4.0

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Makes me sad

b3qtr1s's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

m0rozovas's review against another edition

2.0

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I understand that this work must be analyzed taking its historical context into account. But I must say that showing that a black person is, indeed, a person by making him appear as European as possible and still reducing the rest of the black characters (except for Imoinda) to beasts and without really criticizing the institution of slavery is... well, it is a start, but oh god the nonsense that white people used to think (and some still do, apparently)!

Anyway, coherent reviews? I don't know her.

alisynamant's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

igru23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No