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Twelve Years a Slave: Including; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Solomon Northup, Frederick Douglass
4.23 AVERAGE
1.46k reviews for:
Twelve Years a Slave: Including; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Solomon Northup, Frederick Douglass
4.23 AVERAGE
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Wow. Very powerful, and had me so angry at times. I loved the prose of the time period, hated the hardships, terror, and indignity that the slaves endured.
I listened on CD, and the reading by Louis Gossett, Jr. was perfect.
Not just a good book, but an important one. Everyone should read it.
I listened on CD, and the reading by Louis Gossett, Jr. was perfect.
Not just a good book, but an important one. Everyone should read it.
2019 Golden Trio Reading Challenge: Prompt #40, Ancient Runes - Read a book set before you were born.
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I saw the movie adaptation when it was out in theatres and wanted to read the book. Since I'm a history buff, I like getting the first hand account of what happened and I also wanted to see in what ways the book differed and/or elaborated on what he went through during this period of his life. I learned a few things I never knew before and, eventually, I want to learn more about this time period and what happened during this period.
A remarkable story. I read this story with growing disbelief that human beings could ever have been treated in such an inhuman manner.
It is a great pity that there seems to have been no comeuppance in history for those that brought Solomon to the South, or to the plantation owners who were relentless in their cruelty to 'their' slaves.
I was also sad when getting to the end of the book, to find out that it is unknown what later became of Solomon once he returned to the north. It seems there is no record of either when or how he died, which left his tale incomplete.
It is a great pity that there seems to have been no comeuppance in history for those that brought Solomon to the South, or to the plantation owners who were relentless in their cruelty to 'their' slaves.
I was also sad when getting to the end of the book, to find out that it is unknown what later became of Solomon once he returned to the north. It seems there is no record of either when or how he died, which left his tale incomplete.
Like most people who read this in the past 10 years, I saw the movie and only now picked up the book, something I’ve been meaning to do for years. As someone too late in the college game to properly study American folk cultures, I find a lot of interest in slave narratives, and this one was very solid, moving, but somehow challenging.
Something that really struck me while reading this was historical relativism. Solomon abhors slavery, but still finds it in himself to somewhat excuse the character of his first owner by emphasizing the good christianity of the man. Later, the avid abolitionist who helps secure his freedom by risking all laws to travel across the country to ensure that comfortably uses the n-word. This was one of those authentic old-timey first person pov stories that made me realize how damn different the past was, especially morally.
I’m so glad Solomon was able to be freed and then be able to write about it and publish it. It is all so powerful and sobering. The song he transcribed at the end was ❤️
Something that really struck me while reading this was historical relativism. Solomon abhors slavery, but still finds it in himself to somewhat excuse the character of his first owner by emphasizing the good christianity of the man. Later, the avid abolitionist who helps secure his freedom by risking all laws to travel across the country to ensure that comfortably uses the n-word. This was one of those authentic old-timey first person pov stories that made me realize how damn different the past was, especially morally.
I’m so glad Solomon was able to be freed and then be able to write about it and publish it. It is all so powerful and sobering. The song he transcribed at the end was ❤️
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