Song Yet Sung
 

Song Yet Sung

by James McBride

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Color of Water comes a powerful page-turner about a runaway slave and a determined slave catcher.

Nowhere has the drama of American slavery played itself out with more tension than in the dripping swamps of Maryland's eastern shore, where abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, born less than thirty miles apart,... (read more)

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Gia d
  • Rated 5 stars

I loved this book. I enjoyed the concentration of the story being centralized in one area. The Song itself is captivating. It made me think about how disappointed a few of our ancestors would be of the ones who have gone off track with education and self morales.

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AthenasDaughter
  • Rated 1 stars

Ugh. Everything about this book is weak.

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  • Deborah Evans

    deborah evans said:

    I'm just starting this, and I have already fallen in love with two of the characters. Will post when I'm finished.

    posted Monday, June 9 2008
  • Teresa T

    teresa t said:

    I disagree strongly. I listened to this book and loved it especially the strong women characters.

    posted Friday, April 25 2008
  • AthenasDaughter

    athenasdaughter said:

    Poorly written. Very weak.

    posted Sunday, April 20 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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