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A review by sslovesbooks_1
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
4.0
This was a brutal story that told the story of Aminata Diablo’s life. It follows her capture from Africa across the middle passage to the United States. Her experiences there are hard to comprehend in some places and her resilience, determination, survival it testament to her strength. The suffering and hardship in this book for made for a really difficult read.
I thought the writing made me believe she was not a character of fiction. Her voice resounded clearly to me and it look me longer to read than usual as I had to put it down a few times for a few days to process what i had read. It’s really unbelievable what life holds for some of us and slavery truly was despicable. I am a History teacher and i know a lot about the lives of those captured but this was such an in-depth description of horrendous behaviour that it really was taken aback.
This was a 4 star read for me. Heartbreaking to read, it also contained one paragraph which made me so angry I nearly threw my kindle across the floor. I did enjoy this book despite some bits being truly brutal.
I thought the writing made me believe she was not a character of fiction. Her voice resounded clearly to me and it look me longer to read than usual as I had to put it down a few times for a few days to process what i had read. It’s really unbelievable what life holds for some of us and slavery truly was despicable. I am a History teacher and i know a lot about the lives of those captured but this was such an in-depth description of horrendous behaviour that it really was taken aback.
This was a 4 star read for me. Heartbreaking to read, it also contained one paragraph which made me so angry I nearly threw my kindle across the floor. I did enjoy this book despite some bits being truly brutal.