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for This Here Is Love
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Carolyn L. (New York, NY)
Good Read
The beginning of the book invites you to continue reading because the author begins by introducting one of the characters in active mode. As you continue to read you are now stuck. You don't want to put the book down. Your curiosity is at it's peak and you will not stop reading the book to pick up again until your appetite is satisfied.
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Catharine L. (Petoskey, MI)
This Here is Love
4.5. I have read many historical novels about slavery, but the majority took place in the 1800's when slavery was well established. The setting for this novel was Tidewater, VA in 1690. Many of the slaves remembered their villages, culture, and freedom. They also worked alongside indentured servants.
The novel follows Bless, born into slavery; David, an enslaved child of a freed father, and Jack, a Scot-Irish indentured boy. This was a difficult read, as the author was so descriptive of the harsh . realities of that time. .Even the characters happy moments were fleeting. Jack, as a young boy, had a good soul, but to succeed in that world, softness was not allowed, and the reader watches Jack turn into a "master" until he has to makes a choice. I will think about these characters for a long time. There is no happy ending for anyone. It was a tough book to read but worth it.
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Marijana B. (New York, NY)
Worth the read
This is a very powerful story of slavery as told from the point of view of a few slaves, from children to adults, as well as a few slave owners. Although the story was very good, I gave it a 3 star review only because the reading was very slow - a lot of the ideas kept repeating and it took chapters and chapters to get the point across. Otherwise, I would recommend this book highly to anyone interested in learning more about the slavery and the atrocities and hardships of those times.
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