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When I first started this book- I really wasn’t sure if I’d like it. On the heels of A Secret History and Fresh Water for Flowers… the difference in this author’s writing style was jarring, to say the least. Nearly half way through- I’d say it’s like eating a KitKat after savoring grilled salmon. Still tasty- just on a different level. :) Reminds me a lot of Ready Player One.

Goes without saying… so sad and horrifying. It’s the history we already know- but in vivid color and undeniable detail.

I’ve learned more about slavery & the Am. Revolution by reading 1/2 this book than in all my years of school. Did you know the tories imprisoned rebels & civilians in buildings throughout New York…and starved/tortured them? And, it never occurred to me that black Am. vernacular is different from white Am. vernacular b/c slave owners didn’t typically teach their slaves-so their language developed organically.