Rebecca M. (beccalaa) reviewed Wonderfully written! on 6/12/2009 + 11 more book reviews

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This is a fantastic book - a book not just about slavery, but about the lives of people, black and white, and the concessions they make in their lives to suit the times, the ways of the South, and the little bit of world that they know. I have not read a book that resounds with such clarity as this work about the lives of slaves, black and white slave owners, and the people who just simply know that things should change but seem powerless to initiate it. A sometimes dark and sad tome, but always interesting and written in such a way as to jump from present to past to future seamlessly. I loved it and recommend it to anyone who wants a good read. I also recommend it for anyone who has any doubt that prejudism was and still is a cyclical legacy, passed on from generation to generation, even among those who were the most oppressed.

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