661 reviews for:

Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave, A True Story

Aphra Behn

2.84 AVERAGE

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

simsalina's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

overthinker's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cherrywine_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective sad tense 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

cam_cates's review against another edition

2.5

challenging sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jaedynyoung's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rosiesarered's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

reillyreadslol's review against another edition

3.0

dark 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

ren_reading's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, Colonisation

corporalmaladict's review against another edition

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Well... I don't really know how to rate this book because of how charged it is racially and like historically and I don't know, I don't really want to rate it, just talk about it if you see what I mean.