whatallisonwrote's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
I hope this book gets the attention it deserves. Expertly written and covers the views of both enslaved and enslaver.
A definite need to read for anyone who likes mid-19th century history.
A definite need to read for anyone who likes mid-19th century history.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Slavery
lulu_readsalot's review
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
The novel is good and so is the writing.
The characters are engaging. I would like to have seen more from the slave characters, Ben and Ona, Zadoc, George and Ceecee.
I was hard to stop reading or put it down, as I wanted to know what happened next, how is Polly going to solve this and that.
However, it is not the best book I have read and I am still reticent to like slaver redeeming books. I am sure there were some good slavers, as far as they can go (I mean... They still owned people) and that some of them were abolitionists and worked hard to tear the whole system down. Still, it is hard for me to be on their side, I tend to go to the slaves side.
It is a good read, but like uncle Tom's cabin, I am not sure it is the time for such books anymore, or that it will ever be again.
The characters are engaging. I would like to have seen more from the slave characters, Ben and Ona, Zadoc, George and Ceecee.
I was hard to stop reading or put it down, as I wanted to know what happened next, how is Polly going to solve this and that.
However, it is not the best book I have read and I am still reticent to like slaver redeeming books. I am sure there were some good slavers, as far as they can go (I mean... They still owned people) and that some of them were abolitionists and worked hard to tear the whole system down. Still, it is hard for me to be on their side, I tend to go to the slaves side.
It is a good read, but like uncle Tom's cabin, I am not sure it is the time for such books anymore, or that it will ever be again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, War, Rape, and Murder
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