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hopefulrecluse 's review for:
12 Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
It is remarkable how easy of a read this is & how well Northup’s prose translates to the modern day.
However, the graphic details & harrowing recounts will simply require you put the book down at points.
Portions like Northup explaining how cotton & sugar cane cropping functioned can be slow, yet it is incredibly the vivid details he recounts. It certainly challenges the notion that slaves were just sitting on their hands.
This book basically debunks any argument centered around slavery being a dark necessity in American history & it is disgusting to consider that the barbaric treatment of Northup was perhaps relatively tame compared to millions of other slaves.
As a Louisiana resident, I certainly see how this good ole’ boy culture & the ramifications of white supremacy are still ever present.
However, the graphic details & harrowing recounts will simply require you put the book down at points.
Portions like Northup explaining how cotton & sugar cane cropping functioned can be slow, yet it is incredibly the vivid details he recounts. It certainly challenges the notion that slaves were just sitting on their hands.
This book basically debunks any argument centered around slavery being a dark necessity in American history & it is disgusting to consider that the barbaric treatment of Northup was perhaps relatively tame compared to millions of other slaves.
As a Louisiana resident, I certainly see how this good ole’ boy culture & the ramifications of white supremacy are still ever present.