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A review by cindyshirld
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
5.0
I almost did not want to continue and finish reading this book because it just made me so sad and the content is so heavy but I wanted to know the full story of Aminata. I am not well-versed about the decades of slavery but I know it was full of pain and suffering. I can't even imagine what the stolen people from Africa went through and I'm having a hard time to find the words to give this book the review it deserves.
I read someone's review that said the book doesn't even resemble the language of the time period it was set in and it feels really modern. Yes, I agree. It's definitely not how they talked in the 1700s and 1800s but it made it a lot easier for me to understand and connect with the characters.
I read someone's review that said the book doesn't even resemble the language of the time period it was set in and it feels really modern. Yes, I agree. It's definitely not how they talked in the 1700s and 1800s but it made it a lot easier for me to understand and connect with the characters.