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My, oh, my, oh, my. This was FANTASTIC. Has moved up to the top spot of audio recordings. Not easy to listen to, very graphic depiction of slavery in the 1700's, but worth every millisecond.

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The writing was too difficult for me to understand and follow.

keishabk's review

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4.0

Loved this book, could not put it down. A different sort of slavery story, even though it's in the same vein as Beloved or Book of Negroes. I highly recommend it!

katebrouns's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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I just couldn't get into this!

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4.5

Yes, this is a long ass book but it was so worth it.

This book is very explicit in telling the ways slaves were tortured and treated in back during slave times and at times I literally wanted to cover my ears and eyes to the horrors being spoken aloud, but I respect this retelling of what our ancestors went through. I loved Homer and Lilith’s character and loved the depth of both their characters, especially Homer. Isabel was somewhat annoying but somehow I started feeling for her the way Palace and Lilith felt for her and I feel like I would be like Lilith in a way. The fact that this book didn’t end in a victory for the slave rebellion upset me but made sense and I liked how they brought up Haiti being the first successful Black slave rebellion.

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