Reviews

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

davipanesar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

oviedorose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

5.0

quirme01's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

rovingsoul's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

amandairene's review against another edition

2.0

This book was extremely well written, meticulously researched, and vividly detailed, but, unfortunately, did not live up to the hype for me. Which is why it took me almost 2 months to finish.

edvesan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

francisforever123's review against another edition

it was far to slow- lost interest 

runningdobe's review against another edition

4.0

Someone Knows My Name was absolutely captivating. Once I started the book, I rarely put it down. When I wasn't reading the book, I was thinking about it. Once, I even dreamed about the book. The characters, the settings and the overall story kept me in its grasp till the final page.

However, I only give the book 4 stars, instead of 5, because there was one element lacking for me: suspense. Due to the style in which the book was written, you pretty much know how the book ends. There was one twist the author throws in, but I found it a little unbelievable and thus wasn't moved by the effort.

Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. It was very well-written. The imagery, the emotions, and the historical nature of the story makes this a must-read.

saskiamenu's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

nikischmidt's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I am grateful for all I learned from this book.  It reads like a biography that can be a bit distant from the reader and therefore hard to connect with characters despite a strong desire to do so.