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greenmtgirl 's review for:
The Pox Party
by M.T. Anderson
An unusual and deeply disturbing story of slavery in Massachusetts before and during the Revolution. Also disturbing in its picture of Enlightenment science (or "science"). Extremely well-written; it consists of Octavian's journals and letters and notes from those who come into contact with him. (I found only one stylistic anachronism - impressive!)
Undoes a lot of northern American smugness about slavery and abolition, as well as American mythology about "freedom," the Revolution, and the "Founding Fathers." It's also very frank about the atrocities perpetrated on suspected pro-British Americans.
And that's just the backdrop. Octavian's story and his inner-life are beautifully if harrowingly portrayed.
Undoes a lot of northern American smugness about slavery and abolition, as well as American mythology about "freedom," the Revolution, and the "Founding Fathers." It's also very frank about the atrocities perpetrated on suspected pro-British Americans.
And that's just the backdrop. Octavian's story and his inner-life are beautifully if harrowingly portrayed.