Oroonoko, or, The royal slave

Oroonoko, or, The royal slave

1688 • 128 pages

Ratings13

Average rating3.2

15

You know, on an some level I could probably put this higher, but with the terribleness of it all I can't really bring myself to it.
The storyteller is a racist among other racists, and it comes through in every description of people who aren't white just how racist she is. On top of that, she wants to employ sympathy from the reader for her and her friends, almost just as much as for the main character of the story. And then there's the glossing over of these really terrible and awful acts as if they're not completely appalling. I just can't.
It's definitely an interesting read, but there's just so much bad shit from the author's side that I'm like.... no.

February 29, 2020Report this review