Violence, Rape, Murder -A slaves life.
937612
This book is a venture into the world of slavery. Torture, rape and murder all things that the slave was subject to. Until reading this book I was not aware of the many ways slaves were tortured. I had to put the book down often because of the description of the torture, imagining the pain, degradation and outright abuse they were subjected to. As many other readers have said the dialect of the slaves can be challeging, but once you get past that, it is a very intense book which I recommend to all.
4294512
Interesting story.  How an educated woman went from just punishing her servants to killing them.  You are almost sympathetic to her while reading, most of the rest of her life is normal, but the punishments....  won't be sorry you read this.  This is not a gory book for those of you squeamish.
3784343
This is a great account of slave life and the risks of trying to find freedom. Cora 's character is a substantial one.
4165267
Exciting read.......sad but true circumstances of slavery. It is very hard to comprehend the assumption that one could have a black woman breast feed a baby....... it not have feelings for the baby of her own.
1853955
I enjoyed reading this book.  It was a story that would tug at your heartstrings and it made you realize what life was like for slaves.  It also brought to your attention the different types of owners for the slaves.  It kept my attention and that doesn't always happen for me.
2117223
A powerful novel, told from viewpoint of first person, of a biracial slave living first on a plantation in antebellum time, then during civil war and freedom and then in reconstruction. The novel deals afroamerican folkways, helping the slaves to survive.
The book is about 60 years old but is timelss in its impact.  Highly recommended.
2045430
Excellent! I would recommend this picture to any and everbody. The story really gives an outstanding view of what it was like to be an African captured into slavery. It shows how young women of that period of time struggled, through rapes, pregnancy failures, etc. And how men struggled to stay with their families and more. I really can't wait to read the novel. BUY IT!
1254255
12 Years a Slave is interesting and enlightening.  I was unable to read long passages at one time which made for slow reading although there were not that many pages.  It is heart breaking to  hear of humans being treated worse than animals.  Makes me think if the owners had been more compassionate it would have resulted in more efficient work.  It never hurts to have some musical talent...
4502697
Another story about slaves, but also touches on  women's rights.  Pretty good.  Based on history.
A book that doesn't turn out the way you want it to, but it is good.
2395445
The South was dragooned and stampeded off to war by slave-owning planters who composed perhaps 3% of the white population. Stephanie McCurry explains how and the unexpected consequences of the failure to consider the views of either white women or slaves. Enlightening and entrancing.
3390870
Unbelievable how people lived and how people treated each other back in the days of slavery and after slavery was supposedly ended.  Interesting story though.
1978424
Great story ..gave the reality of slavery in biblical times
Kept the story interesting a lot of twists and turns in.
3862998
The experiences are told without malice, which I found astounding.  The reader learns why good people could own slaves.  The processes of growing both cotton and sugar are explained in detail.  It showed me why cheap labor was needed, therefore why so many were passionate about not giving up their slaves immediately.  The reader is also reminder of the many ways the rights of the slaves were ignored.
946436
Slavery by Another Name:This is a gut wrenching narrative of the inhumane treatment of American citizens in America the bastion of democracy. The information was well researched and collated in sequence to tell a story and revealed the dark ugly underbelly of humanity in the southern states. The narrative illustrates the reason for black people mistrust of government institutions and the whites that operate these institutions. The stories of these atrocities were so brutal and repulsive I had to read some parts and take calming breaks. I thought sometimes I was reading stories from the Third Reich. Thanks to the brave souls who tried to defend innocent black people. The book reveals the impotence of the federal government to ignore the innocent in order to get political leverage. This is a must read for student sof history, but few have the guts to face truths because truths will convict the conscience.
777772
This is an enlightening, well-written book that vividly describes the slave trade and horrific behaviors of slave owners.  It is appalling to me that human beings could endure such bondage and torture.  Their perseverance and stamina is so inspiring and provided me a valuable learning experience about what went on during this sad time in our history.
2420716
Excellent story idea alternating slsve owner and slave herself.  The fact that this is a true story about two women who grew up to be abolitionists and women's rights advocates make this novel even more exciting.
2680931
I enjoyed this book because it portrayed such a broad picture of the evils of slavery. Even a good master is evil because owning another human being strips both the owner and the slave of their humanity.