Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

from gmillar

I gave this book five stars for a couple of reasons: it is five star hellish, it is five star storytelling. There are parts of her life story that I won't soon forget.

from RachelWeaver

This is one of the most important documents of American literature. There would be no Uncle Tom's Cabin without it. There would be no Beloved without it. It's a terrifying life story of indignities and survival, an American Anne Frank.

from Schmerguls

4791. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Linda Brent [Harriet Jacobs], Edited by L. Maria Child, with New Introduction and Notes by Walter Teller (read 14 Jan 2011) This is an account of the life of a girl born in slavery in 1813 in Edenton, N.C. When she was a teenager she was sexually mo...

from billsearth

This is a good story and reads like an autobiography. The author conveys well the over-reaching ethical decadence and depravity caused by slavery as it interfered with her life, family, and friends for many decades. Unfortunately this version has illustrations on the cover and embedded within it ...

from Kristymk18

Jacob's autobiography shows readers the horrible and devastating institute of slavery. You can feel her righteous anger, her anguish, and her powerful will through her words. She recounts her time as a slave and as a runaway - where conditions were grim (she was confined to a 9x7x3 space while in...