This book has taken me an entire month to read. It's not a bad book, it's just not my kind of book. I enjoyed certain parts of it, but reading the rest was like a chore.
*I nearly cried at what became of Moses, even though I didn't like him at all in the middle of the book.
*I also nearly cried when Augustus is sold. This horrified me for some reason. It's not like I was particularly attached to him.....I just hated what happened.
*Counsel Skiffington deserves death. So does the Travis dude and that stupid Indian.
*Alice, you tricky wench! I love how that whole thing turned out! When I read that part I started to wish that at least that part was true, and I really, really wanted to see her art.
*The tale of Stamford Crow Blueberry is a tangled one, but ends happily.
*It's confusing at first, but after I'd grown accustomed to it I really liked Jones' non-linear form of story-telling. I loved the little personal touches, like Tessie and her doll.
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This story tells a side of slavery in America that is not told or taught by college black history professors. A powerful read that made me miss a few appointments because I simply could not put it down.
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