A review by zybes
Jubilee by Margaret Walker

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really good book that shows the atrocities of slavery and the reconstruction period that followed the end of the civil war. There are many characters but the story mainly follows Vyry (I listened to the book, not sure how you spell her name) and her family. I wanted to know her character a bit more intimately. Because the story spans many years and many characters, the narration has that distant tone. It reads very much like a classic and I highly recommend the book, the only shortcoming being character development.