ajbookworm 's review for:

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

4.0

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More like a 3.5 stars. It was an interesting book, but I didn’t love it. I only sometimes felt any empathy towards Wash, though his character seemed only defined by the things he wanted and the things he was scared by. I liked Tanna and Mr Goff quite a bit, as they were whole, multi-faceted characters, who were intelligent and interesting and hard working. Titch was lovable and despicable in equal measures. And while Wash’s travels were extremely extensive, no one seemed to care about it at all. I would have thought that his freedom and his story would be amazing to those around him. I was disappointed in the ending as well, which held no closure. I would like to know how the octopus fared, and what happened to Ocean House.