by Lawrence Hill
4.33502463
Someone Knows My Name is a compelling read, and covers some historical events I hadn't heard about before. The characterization, though, leaves something to be desired.This book is the fictionalized memoir of Aminata Diallo, who's kidnapped from her Malian village at 11 by slavers. It's interspersed...
Excellent book. A real eye opener. Really gives you an insight into what others have endured. I highly recommend this book!
This book was a highly anticipated read. One, it is just the type of book that I really like, historical fiction. Secondly, about 5 or 6 of my book buddies have read it and they have all given it 5 stars. Plus part of the book takes place in Nova Scotia, which is a place that has fascinated me ev...
Heartbreaking, intense and very, very good.
The book is told in four parts. It begins with the birth of Aminata Diallo (Meena), in approximately 1745 and spans the following six decades of her life. She spent her early years in Africa in the village of Bayo, where she lived happily in the secure home of her parents, until her 10th or 11th rai...
Not to be insulting in any way, since I loved it also, I am calling this a female "Roots".
This is the story of Aminata Diallo, told in her own words. Yes, it's a novel, but it's written as if Aminata were writing a memoir of her life from birth to age sixty. This is not only an amazing story, but a subtle education in some of the lesser known aspects of world history. Lawrence Hill inco...
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