Twelve Years a Slave: Including; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Solomon Northup, Frederick Douglass

4.23 AVERAGE

mselizabeth87's review against another edition

4.0
It took me a while to get used to Northup's voice. I guess it's been a while since I've read a book published before 1950. I wish I had read this before watching the movie because I spent way too much time trying to put faces from the movie I saw over a year ago to the characters in the book. It really is a fascinating read and informs the modern reader about slavery at the time. Although I do not believe Northup is completely impartial, he does strive to create a balanced narrative and avoid stereotypes.
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absolute_bookery's review against another edition

4.0
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Heartbreaking but amazing.

bcat0124's review against another edition

5.0
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lunarfire's review against another edition

5.0
I don't think my review could do this book justice.

andresreading's review

4.0
This edition of Twelve Years a Slave, detailing the story of Solomon Northup, comes with a following account of Frederick Douglass. I found the two stories to complement eachother. The former, and principal, tells us about a free man who, having dark skin, was kidnapped into the South with the purpose of making him a slave, which he was for all of twelve years. The latter, tells us about a young man who was born a slave, and managed to escape to freedom. The details that both men describe, show an honest account of the evil actions that were commited against the dark-skinned human beings in the USA. I believe it was a highly commendable thing for them to have written their accounts. Lest it be forgotten.

siren_oleander3's review against another edition

3.0
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captain_valour's review against another edition

1.0
I guess I just wasn’t ready for this type of book. I couldn’t get into it at all.....

taylormoseychuck's review against another edition

4.0
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vic_the_postie's review against another edition

4.25
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