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A review by okevamae
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
3.0
One wonders what Ms. Beecher Stowe would make of modern “Christians” and evangelicals.
I feel bad rating it 3 stars because it was and is extremely important, but honestly, parts of it really grated on me. It really whacks you over the head with religion (I know that's half the point but it's not something I enjoy reading) and though it may be era-appropriate and accurate to the setting, the liberal use of the N-word is very jarring to modern ears. That being said, it does carry a really excellent and important abolitionist message, and many of the characters are very compelling and human. I can see how it would have been effective at waking people to the evils of slavery.
I feel bad rating it 3 stars because it was and is extremely important, but honestly, parts of it really grated on me. It really whacks you over the head with religion (I know that's half the point but it's not something I enjoy reading) and though it may be era-appropriate and accurate to the setting, the liberal use of the N-word is very jarring to modern ears. That being said, it does carry a really excellent and important abolitionist message, and many of the characters are very compelling and human. I can see how it would have been effective at waking people to the evils of slavery.