Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Twelve Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

363 pages first pub 1853 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Hard working Solomon Northup, an educated free man of color in 1841, enjoys family life with his wife and three children in Saratoga Springs, New York. He delights his community with his fiddle playing and antic spirit, and has positive expectatio...

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Moods

emotional 71%
sad 69%
informative 66%
dark 62%
challenging 54%
reflective 44%
tense 32%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 28%
fast 14%

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4.2

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