Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Reading 1001

Jan 13, 2016 Connie D rated it really liked it

5 stars for historical significance; minus one for being overly wordy and preachy

A regular version of Uncle Tom's Cabin may not have the concluding remarks by the author, which I found quite interesting. Most of the characters and incidents concerning slave treatment were based on events and people Stowe had encountered or heard about through friends. Living in a border state, she was more familiar than her northern neighbors with the experiences of slaves. Stowe was spurred into action by the F ...more

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Jan 16, 2017 Nick rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001, classics-american

A bit of a struggle to read this classic work, and my star rating is based upon the effects of the book upon society rather than the literary side of things.

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Jan 14, 2016 Patrick Robitaille rated it liked it

Shelves: 1001, 1001-challenge, in-english

*** 1/2

This novel is probably more famous for its impact on the debate about the abolition of slavery than for its literary qualities. True, the novel depicts the lives, trials and tribulations of almost stereotypical slaves trying to better their conditions, resorting, for example, to escape or to an absolute belief in God. It offers various arguments for and against the case of slavery, aimed at ultimately demonstrating that the practice is evil and must be stopped. However, the novel suffers

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Dec 30, 2015 Diane Zwang rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, classic, american-literature, slavery

Some things I did not know about Uncle Tom's Cabin. “As an American document of transforming power, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) is outranked only by the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Emancipation Proclamation.” It was the biggest best-seller of the nineteenth century after the Bible. Call me a sentimentalist, but I loved this book. It exceeded my expectations. I thought Harriet did a wonderful job telling the story of slavery from many different view ...more

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Mar 01, 2016 Diane Wachter rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-historical, classics

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or Life Among the Lowly, Harriet Beecher Stowe, released 1/13/2006, updated 12/19/11, read 7/1/15, 45 chapters, EBk-M, Gutenbert E-Book. The classic novel first published in March 20, 1852, was an anti-slaveery novel that "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War" according to Will Kaufman, a noted Civil War authority. It was the second most popular book sold in America during the 1800's (the first was the Bible), helped to fuel the abolitionist cause. Very long book, was i ...more

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Sep 12, 2017 Hilde rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, fiction, pop-sugar-2015, children, 1001-books, 2017, audio

I read this when I was little, but didn't remember that much of it. The novel is perhaps more known for it's huge impact in the slavery debate, rather than its literary qualities. The best parts of the book in my opinion were the dialogues, characters and the personal stories. Note that I have only read an abridged version of this book, and this time it was an audio recording. ...more

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