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Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave by Zora Neale Hurston

19 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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5.0

Enjoyed this look into a man who was part of one of the last groups stolen from Africa to be a slave in the US. It was also heartbreaking and infuriating. Super quick too.
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chaniii's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
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snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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capp518's review against another edition

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challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

Couldn’t give it 4 stars because only half of the book is Kossula’s story. It reads more like a piece of scholarly work than a novel, which may be my own fault for not researching the book better before reading. Overall though, this is a necessary read to get a first-had account of what enslaved people experienced because there are so few records from their perspectives out there. 
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sparklycowboy's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The narrator and author really bring Kossula to life with the language and storytelling. I’m grateful this book was published in 2018 after many decades of sitting unpublished. I was confused about the ~40 min intro about the author, but it made more sense after finishing the book.
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labricoleuse's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a fascinating piece of ethnographic history. I’m glad I listened to the audiobook because I get why it is important to write an oral history in the dialect as spoken but I think it would have been difficult to understand. Hearing it was clearer I think. 
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tey_lynn's review against another edition

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4.5

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greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.0

I thought the introduction was really interesting, but I'm not sure why I had a hard time getting into the story. It's very possible that I would like this more at a more focused time in the future. 
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tinyflame4's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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mcfarleyems's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

How do you give a rating to a book as important as this one? 

This book broke my heart and took me on an important and informative journey. I learned so much about Kossula’s life, of course, but I also learned to sit in the discomfort of reading the book. I became aware of my own blind spots in history, which contributed to my own biases. Being able to read this book is a gift. 
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