A review by parisaad90
Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route by Saidiya Hartman

3.0

This book is a memoir combing history with personal narrative. In Hartman's own words, "I'm interested in the popular memory of slavery. My plan is to retrace the slave route" (27). I found Lose Your Mother more of a history book (with erased events), than a literary book. But definitely it is recommended for those who want to get an understanding of slavery and Atlantic slave routes.