Reviews

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

gizadaemon's review against another edition

4.0

Rife with white-savior-complex and an othering of African/Black people that hasn't aged well, this book, nonetheless, is shockingly progressive for its time. Not only was it such an anti-slavery sensation that nearly 30 books were written as angry responses to its publication and success in the decade following its release, but it demonstrates strong feminist values and fairly criticizes the church for its apathy and hypocrisy at the time. I was very impressed that most of the book is based on stories she heard from actual escaped slaves (as opposed to the anti-Tom literature which appears to be almost entirely fiction invented by those who benefited from slavery), and continue to be baffled as to why my fellow southerners fight to defend the "honor" of their pro-slave ancestors. Just admit they were products of an evil time and that they made mistakes. Try to be better. It's not that hard.

rattledragons's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

snowcat5's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

dethklok1985's review against another edition

Plan to come back to it, but don't see myself finishing anytime soon.

shemah's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

4.0

mznayluv's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

4.0

cassmpt's review against another edition

Le livre était trop long, pas vraiment interessant, et c'est meme pas une autrice qui est completement ok avec les personnes noirs, elle a encore beaucoup de stéréotypes (qui viennent de l'époque ou elle l'ecrit) Mais bref l'intrigue était trop longue et surtout lente

nr_burns's review against another edition

Hard to follow language…just couldn’t get into it. 

jeanchristophe's review against another edition

5.0

What a powerful condemnation of slavery. The book that started the Civil War, lived up to it's name. The tragedy of it all shook me deeply. I would reccomend this to anyone.

My only complaint is the huge emphasis on Christianity.

em031605_9's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0