A review by jakekilroy
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

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.