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challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Bibb is a very moral man dedicated to his faith; which is seen in his fervent (and justified) disapproval of the supposedly-pious slave owners throughout the text. The focus on the narrative is not only freeing himself from enslavement - but also saving his family. The only part of the book that was more surprising than the amount of escapes/attempted escapes Bibb makes was the ending. This made me see the narrative in a new light as the entire text becomes outlined with a sense of nostalgia for his marriage and the attempts he made to bring his family together only for his marriage to fail. Bibb himself points out his ex-wife was not responsibly per-say, but at the same time he condemns Malinda regardless.
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