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oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
Another example of the Bermudian history that never got covered in school. I hope it’s changed for the better in the years since I’ve left.
cala_p's review against another edition
3.0
It was a short read that I had to do for a university english class. I was expecting something boring, but I was actually taken by Mary's narrative story. It was a rich read, full of facts of how life was for West Indian slaves in that time. The fact that it was a narrative story and not one packed with dialogue helped bring out so many more emotions. We're in her head as she tells us her sad tale of her life. Overall, not a bad read .
paulaaav's review against another edition
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3.75
Mediated by a series of white abolitionists who heavily sanitised her history for a white European audience
izzybolton's review against another edition
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3.75
danrue's review against another edition
4.0
It was a good book but I don't have strong feelings about it. It was the first slave narrative written by a black women and therefore was revolutionary at its time, but I have read more recent publications that have stretched my imagination further and gone deeper into the narrative. It is important to note that the author here was censored in telling her story because of who the audience was and by the expectations of polite society. The story was shared for the purpose not just of story-telling, but also for furthering abolition.
katfevs's review against another edition
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4.0