A review by birdybird
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.5

Northup’s narrative is interesting as he is writing from the perspective of a once freeman who was betrayed, kidnapped, and forced into enslavement.  Couple this with the fact he was a slave driver (for 8 years - fact not revealed until later in the narrative) provides an interesting perspective. The scene where he says his goodbyes is particularly heartbreaking - especially Patsy’s final worlds to him.