by Lawrence Hill
Normally, for me a five star book is one that I rush through and can't put down. Not in this case, Aminata had to be savoured. She stands for the many Africans who were abducted from their homes, treated like animals, killed, raped, sold, escaped, recaptured, freed and lied to. It is a miracle that...
I feel as though I learned a great deal reading this wonderful novel. I have never known much about the specifics of the slave trade, or about slavery in the U.S., and Hill, with his extensive research, has managed to make it clear how very complex and nuanced the whole thing was, with multiple agen...
Borrowed from the Library The first thing to say about this work is that the writing is beautiful and has a sparse lyricism. The evocations of nature are incredible, as the account of the storm on page 160 shows: “The weather grew warmer and more humid…The heat reminded me of home, but the dam...
Aminata Diallo is the kind of character that will stay in my heart for a long time!
Naïve, belittled, broken, persistent, tenacious, courageous, determined, empowered. You pick how you want to describe this woman because in my eyes, she embodied all of them. I absolutely loved this book and will forever remember it. I enjoyed that it wasn't the typical "slave" novel. I thought...
This fine historical novel is the tale of Aminata Diallo. In her old age, about to testify on the true conditions of slavery before the British Parliament, she recalls her life. Her parents, whom she had not seen since the age of 11. Her kidnapping and enslavement. Her endurance of the slave shi...
Published in Canada as The Book of Negroes, this novel relates the story of Aminata Diallo –kidnapped at age eleven from interior Africa and brought to America as a slave. What follows is brutal and devastating story, but not one that lacks hope or humanity. I particularly loved the emphasis on na...
Fabulous book!
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