660 reviews for:

Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave, A True Story

Aphra Behn

2.84 AVERAGE

skochara's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

d_wnks's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mdxxviii's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

simplycelestial's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

stellshm's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ewoods13's review against another edition

2.0

challenging sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mizreads's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence

sma_olivia's review against another edition

1.0

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Had to read it because of uni. It was bad, I get the “progressive for it’s time” but overall still full of racism…

hackedbyawriter's review against another edition

4.0

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This whole book was the biggest sad in the history of big sad books.

question47's review against another edition

0.5

dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Classism, Deportation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts