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A review by theag7
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Second 500+-word book I've finished this year!!! (The edition I read had more pages than the one listed here xD).
I enjoyed this book; I think I can say that. I didn't really like the sentimentalist style Stowe employed, but she made very solid points throughout and gave me insight into the ways of thinking during the 1840s/50s and into the Civil War. Perhaps contrary to what Stowe hoped, I didn't fall in love with her characters. I felt for them in their numerous trials and unbearable moments of despair, but I didn't attach to them, partly, I think, because I was put off by Stowe's assertive attempts to *make* me love and feel for them. Overall, though, I'm glad of the insights and understanding I attained by reading this...and also that I can cross this classic off my list. ; )
I enjoyed this book; I think I can say that. I didn't really like the sentimentalist style Stowe employed, but she made very solid points throughout and gave me insight into the ways of thinking during the 1840s/50s and into the Civil War. Perhaps contrary to what Stowe hoped, I didn't fall in love with her characters. I felt for them in their numerous trials and unbearable moments of despair, but I didn't attach to them, partly, I think, because I was put off by Stowe's assertive attempts to *make* me love and feel for them. Overall, though, I'm glad of the insights and understanding I attained by reading this...and also that I can cross this classic off my list. ; )