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The Slave Dancer
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July 31, 2022
Personally, I really enjoyed this book. There are some disturbing parts of the book but nothing too bad. This book really gives you a picture of how slaves were treated.
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February 24, 2015
A bit disturbing (morally), but not as bad as your review
There are a few racial insults, a small illustration at the beginning of the slaves nude (not explicit and with conveniently-placed crates). However, the
violence, while disturbing to sensitive readers, is not as bad as some other books of the African-American experience. It can also drag at times.
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April 10, 2014
Awesome, but can be hard to understand
I think this is an awesome book! It is amazingly written, and a great story. However, it can sometimes be hard to understand the actual literature, as the words can be hard. I actually had to keep a dictionary while I was reading it. This book is definitely for advanced 10 year old readers and above.
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December 15, 2011
ihaveahorriblehistoryteacher
I had to read this book in my 11th grade US history class and write a report about it without using details... My teacher clearly is a poor history teacher and would might want to consider becoming an English teacher. Besides that this book was alright, may be inappropriate for children due to some racial slurs
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December 3, 2011
Dont waste your time
I hated this book. it was boring and got inappropriate at times. I wouldn't recommend it. i had to read it for a book report. HATED IT.
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November 19, 2008
A great book for 8th grade social studies
This book very well explains how the slave life was like back then..slaves were sold like candy..like they ment nothing..they did though..slavery was wrong.