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cait_a_b's review against another edition
2.0
I liked this better than I thought I would. I expected something very formulaic and predictable, but it continued to surprise me, right to the end. Interesting look at what was going on in and around my current hometown during the Civil War.
ashleybenbow's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
cindywindy_blogs's review against another edition
4.0
Plot: Set during the civil war Chapel Hill and other areas in North Carolina, Eugenia is a young woman whose family fortune is lost and she now works at a gold mine town. Tom is a young slave who tries to run away but is later captures and sold to Eugenia and her father. Clyde is a young hillbilly boy who wants to become a slave patroller. Their stories connect in a wonderful way and their attitudes and lives change for the better.
What I liked about the book:
I live in Chapel Hill so that is what originally drew me to the book. All the places, Salisbury, New bern, the gold mine town called Gold Hill, are real places in North Carolina.
The book grimly reveals what life was like during the civil war--Clyde in the prision camp, Eugenia in her secret hospital, and Tom in the newly free men's town but the book isn't too heavy in the historical details--in terms of dates, battles, and names. This is definitely not Gone With the Wind (not bashing [b:Gone with the Wind|18405|Gone With The Wind|Margaret Mitchell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166913011s/18405.jpg|3358283] by the way) bell of the ball society.
What I liked about the book:
I live in Chapel Hill so that is what originally drew me to the book. All the places, Salisbury, New bern, the gold mine town called Gold Hill, are real places in North Carolina.
The book grimly reveals what life was like during the civil war--Clyde in the prision camp, Eugenia in her secret hospital, and Tom in the newly free men's town but the book isn't too heavy in the historical details--in terms of dates, battles, and names. This is definitely not Gone With the Wind (not bashing [b:Gone with the Wind|18405|Gone With The Wind|Margaret Mitchell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166913011s/18405.jpg|3358283] by the way) bell of the ball society.