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kholderith's review
4.0
One of the best and yet most tragic books I have ever read. For those interested in antebellum history and the early civil rights movements, I highly recommend this books. Fair warning however, it will make you cry.
alexsiddall's review
5.0
Read this book for the 2nd time. Perhaps not a great book in its writing, but well-written in a simple easy style. It deals with a shameful, terrible and dark episode in US history of which I was completely unaware. How different the USA, and thus the world, may have been; how different the US foreign policy, and attitude to the rest of the world, might have been, had Reconstruction not been systematically smashed.
This book affected me deeply, both times I read it.
This book affected me deeply, both times I read it.
jubs14's review
4.0
Eu não esperava que esse livro fosse tão bom, ele me tocou profundamente e a cada caso de racismo e cenas fortes de violência, parecia uma punhalada em mim.
O que me incomodou muito ao ponto de eu tirar uma estrela, foram as falas e atos machistas no livro. Por mais que eu entenda o contexto histórico e que a sociedade era muito conservadora, eu não consigo separar isso muito bem.
O que me incomodou muito ao ponto de eu tirar uma estrela, foram as falas e atos machistas no livro. Por mais que eu entenda o contexto histórico e que a sociedade era muito conservadora, eu não consigo separar isso muito bem.
sharonanouk's review
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75