A review by hillarya
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill

4.0

So incredibly heart wrenching. Made me feel like my measly problems were nothing compared to what "Meena" had to endure. She is much more of a survivor than I ever will be! A lot of horrific things to read, but I'm sure so true for the time. I couldn't quite understand why so many "African's" didn't fight right from the beginning. But then Meena kind of addressed that in the end and they all fought in their own way, I guess. Slavery has always been such a frustrating topic for me that really tugs at my heartstrings, so, needless to say, there were a lot of tears shed while I read this one. The only reason for the 4 is the writers details in a sexual manner really could have been more discreet, especially in regard to the good relations between Aminata and her husband. That really bothered me, but otherwise the history was great and I really felt connected to the characters.