12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

12 Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

132 pages first pub 1853 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Twelve Years a Slave is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping in Washington, D.C., and subsequent sale into slavery. After ...

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4.23
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Moods

emotional: 70%

sad: 70%

dark: 65%

informative: 61%

challenging: 53%

reflective: 43%

tense: 34%

inspiring: 25%

hopeful: 13%

adventurous: 4%

mysterious: 1%


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56% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
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