My Jim

This book is such a brutal, grinding portrayal of American slavery. Nothing in tone or plot connected it to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for me (it's framed as a prequel), other than it was a very contemporary and lucid look at slavery. I came to this book equating American slavery with hard w......more

This book is actually about Jim's wife, Sadie. It is written such that it felt as though Sadie was telling me her life story while in slavery and then during Reconstruction. It is full of struggles, sadness and disappointments, but the voice of Sadie offers dignity and hope for future generations.......more

Rounded up from 3.5......more

Narration was amazing. Tough listen. The cruelty faced, what one human being will do to another. For mature readers.......more

I saw this book being the Seattle Reads selection and got it from my local library to read. It's a very honest story about survival and the power of love. Sadie, the narrator of the book, has some very simple things from her history that she managed to hold on to that she uses to tell her granddaugh......more