A review by texassippiwill
The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It has some moments where you begin to fade out a little while reading, mainly due to the wording being pretty dense and the verbage to be a little dated (which is kind of obvious considering this text would have been over 150 years old). It brings me back to my feelings when I read Tom Sawyer, there are moments where you feel like the wording can be so dated that it loses you, but you never feel like you can't relate. That is where the beauty of these types of works really come through. Timeless storytelling is the best way to put it. I am honestly more impressed with the fact that if Hannah truly learned to read in the manner in which it is presented, her being able to tell this story in such way that I can still relate 150 years later is truly astonishing. I definitely think this book is worth a read. Even if the story alone doesn't grab you, taking these steps back in time are so invaluable and when you can find a piece of literature that was done well it is really worth giving it a shot. I read it as a part of my Black History reads and feel that if you wanted to break up some of the hardline texts about slavery and that time period, I think this would be a good one to add to your list.