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francescaranck's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great book, and fantastic if you want something to make you think. Just know it's not the light-reading type. I wish I could say more to do it justice, and hopefully, I'll get to a better review someday. Anyway, my main takeaway is that I'm disappointed that more people haven't read it particularly because of how people today could benefit from it. But also that to be called an " Uncle Tom" is derogatory. It makes me want to ask " Have you actually read the book?". Because honestly, I feel like it's more of a compliment, considering the things he went through, and yet at the end of the day, he loved unconditionally and just wanted to please the Lord. He was truly courageous and people are fools to see that as " submissiveness". Anyway, a great read, and a definite one for your book bucket list. Props to you, Harriet Beecher-Stowe, saying what a lot of people were ( and continue to be) too scared to say.
stacym's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Racial slurs
heidi_mcj's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite book. The writing was very stilted and hard to get through. Even though I didn't enjoy the story, I can see how this book would have been amazing for its time.
blueflatfoot's review against another edition
5.0
Stowe brilliantly concretizes the culture and the ideas surrounding slavery in America leading up to the war. Having just read and listened to lectures on the history and arguments surrounding this institution, I am impressed by her ability to weave the arguments prevalent in the culture of that period into moving fiction. Her dialog is intelligent and well written. The events of the story illustrate the ideas. This is an emotionally moving and intellectual novel.
book_nerd_1's review against another edition
5.0
To me it gets a little too bogged down in religion and I would have liked more of George and Eliza but still a great book everybody should read.
thehairyit's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-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? No
3.5
delina2983's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
The southern dialect was a bit hard to follow in the beginning, but.. I’m stumped for words. I want to say amazing book (but with the horrific subject matter), not sure it feels right. Certainly one of the most riveting books I’ve read in a while. The strength of faith amidst the hardships of the American slavery is probably the main theme, and is what keeps you pinned to this book. Just when there’s a glimmer of hope, something happens to turn it around. One of the most important books from that time period, or ever. Just wow.