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Doina
Apr 11, 2008 rated it it was ok
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I had to read this book for a post-colonial lit class, and it left me with mixed feelings. I have to give credit to the writer, especially since she supposedly wrote it when she was 16-17 (???). Not only was it a significant work since it was one of the first published novels, and she made her living as a writer, but also it dealt with the subject of slavery well before anybody else thought of dealing with it. But I definitely had problems with her style of writing. And I seriously doubt she eve ...more
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