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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Margaret Walker did an amazing thing to put into words the lives of enslaved people during this time in history. It concerns me to see earlier comments comparing it to Gone With the Wind however if it has opened readers' eyes into the world beyond what is usually depicted about life during those...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Too wordy! Not really my type of book since the whole book was pretty much "Life was Hard!" Ya, I understand! The only chapters I really liked were the last 'happily ever after' chapters.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Too wordy! Not really my type of book since the whole book was pretty much "Life was Hard!" Ya, I understand! The only chapters I really liked were the last 'happily ever after' chapters.”
Lenore C wrote this review Wednesday, August 10, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Veronica wrote this review Sunday, May 1, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love civil war fiction. This book was a harsh depiction of slave life before, during, and after the civil war. Even though there were many tragic events depicted in the novel, I love that the feeling of hope for a better life pervaded the story. This book has been compared to Gone With the Wind. They are both great novels, but the only thing they have in common is the time and place setting. There is a world of difference between white, privileged Scarlett O'Hara, and mixed-race house slave Vyry. While Gone With the Wind strived to maintain the romanticism of plantation life, Jubilee sought to expose the harsh realities of slavery. ”
Emily J wrote this review Thursday, December 2, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Pretty decent book that historically frames slavery very well. The author however does get caught up in long paragraphs of no real importance. Walker will go on for a long time about what Vyry cooked and it goes from feeling authentic to feeling extraneous. ”
Sean J wrote this review Tuesday, November 9, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“i love this book!!!!!its sad but happy at the same time”
Shardai B wrote this review Monday, October 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love this book. I love the history, the voice and everything. It gets a bit dry, but once you are into it you cant put it down. I read this in only three days. The last day I read almost half of it because I couldnt put it down.”
I be Quite. (Or ke. There aren't any L's or U's left) wrote this review Wednesday, September 29, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“So Damn good!”
DC Brownlow wrote this review Wednesday, August 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a wonderfully written book. I simply adored Vyry.”
Dacia S wrote this review Tuesday, June 8, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ABSOLUTELY love this book!!! Very deep and intense.”
Redpoetry wrote this review Tuesday, April 6, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
