drshakespeare's review
5.0
Entirely too fast of a read - I wanted to keep listening to Cudjo tell his story. Gracefully framed narrative; fascinating perspective.
valeriejael's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
ginalaconchina's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I think this should be an example on how to capture stories of enslavement and how to care for them as they provided so much knowledge to preserve.
twold's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
thiswomanswork1's review
5.0
A Must Read
Important story about slavery. I never knew slaves were brought over even after the slave trade was abolished. Reading this story makes me wonder what happened to his family.
Important story about slavery. I never knew slaves were brought over even after the slave trade was abolished. Reading this story makes me wonder what happened to his family.
playswithstring's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.0
recool's review against another edition
4.0
Recommend for the Afterward alone, not to mention the text was a rich example of the life of one of the last enslaved people from Africa.
jakekilroy's review against another edition
4.0
By having Cudjo Lewis tell his story in his own words, by way of a skilled writer like Hurston, his devastating tale resonates so profoundly, with his warm perspective and earnest personality shining through. There's a beauty to the friendship here as well, with Hurston engaging her biography subject as resiliently human rather than putting him on a pedestal. It gives him such breathing room to reflect upon and explore his past as it comes to him, and she's just there to catch it all to hand it off to the world almost more as a narrative editor.