Twelve Years A Slave Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Solomon Northup
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
168

Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup Book Summary

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Now a major motion picture directed by Steve McQueen and starring Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Paul Giamatti

12 Years a Slave is a riveting true account of a free man captured and sold into slavery in the pre–Civil War South. Solomon Northup’s narrative explores one of the darkest times in American history and captures in vivid detail the unimaginable realities of slavery.

In 1841, the educated musician Solomon Northup, a free man living in New York who is cruelly deceived by the promise of a job in Washington, is drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery. Once Solomon arrives in New Orleans, he is given a slave name and soon realizes that any mention of his rights as a free man is sure to bring cruel punishment or death. Denied his freedom and ripped away from his family, he spends twelve emotionally and physically gruelling years on a Louisiana cotton plantation enduring the hardships and brutalities of life as a slave. When Solomon eventually finds a sympathizing friend, a daring rescue is attempted that could either end in Solomon’s death or restore his freedom and reunite him with his family.

When Solomon Northup published this harrowing account of slavery in 1853, it immediately stirred up controversy in the national debate over slavery, helping to sway public opinion in favour of abolition. His book 12 Years a Slave remains one of the most insightful, detailed, and eloquent depictions of slavery in America. It demonstrates the extraordinary resilience of one man’s spirit in the face of extreme suffering and his incredible will to survive.

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Book Name Twelve Years A Slave
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 1.24 MB

Twelve Years A Slave (Solomon Northup) Book Reviews 2024

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12 years a slave a must read!. Very moving story could not put it down. A difficult story but so glad I read it.

BREATHTAKING!. I found myself shocked to the very depths of my soul by the accounts laid before me within these pages. To think that human beings can be horribly cruel to another, breaks my heart! I have read very few books in my time and I admit I only read this as I plan to see the movie directed by Steve McQueen. It shocked me to learn an amazing fact during a radio interview with Steve McQueen on the subject of "12 years a slave"...... The interviewer asked the director why he had shown such long brutal scenes in the movie and he replied........ "I make no excuses for showing the true brutality of slavery". He also added that he asked the film association how many movies had been made about world war that lasted for a handful of years and his answer was hundreds!! Slavery has lasted hundreds of years and there has been less than 24 movies made on the subject!! A must read! Scott, Livingston.

Mr D Powell. Fantastic book! Read it before watching the film. Enjoyed it more .

Worth the effort. Although written in old English this is well worth reading. It was however spoiled by the volume of typos and punctuation errors in this version. The current film is very true to the story for a change.

Twelve years a slave. Very interesting read. Gives a good in sight into the suffering the poor slaves had to go through, enjoyed this very much.

Twelve Years A Slave.. Takes you on a roller coaster of emotions. The author has only to be believed as his revelations tug at your heart strings and invade your thoughts even when the book has been placed aside. This is a book I would recommend anyone to read as a necessary addition to our understanding of human nature at its worst and it's best.

Amazing. Best book I've read so far. I tells you lots about his life and what he did and it's pretty awesome

Great!. Really excellent read

Twelve years slaves. I ready enjoyed reading this book wated to read more and more right tii the end .I think everybody should read this book because is interesting and is a true story.

Twelve years a slave. Brilliant book, not been able to put it down, this should be read in schools

An amazing read. Firstly it's rare I read a book but this is a must read especially seeing the film first the history and horrific journey these slaves endured are so captivating the book goes into much more depth ... Love love love the book what an incredible man and heart retching story

Twelve Years a Slave. A bit tedious

12 years a slave. Thoroughly enjoyable read Gripping from the first chapter to the last can't wait now to see the movie.

Really engaging!. This is a wonderful yet tragic story and at almost every stage I found I had to remind myself that this actually happened... It's so hard to believe that our recent history contains such terrible acts in our so called civilised society. Nevertheless it was a truly rewarding read

Brilliant read. This book is a brilliant read couldn't put it down, it had me hooked from start to finish,,the pain that this man went through must have been unbearable,,,,!

Fantastic read. Informative and fascinating to get a first hand account of such a well known even often told from the prospective of history books. Solomon’s vocabulary is fantastic too, as I am sure peoples of the 17th century was.

12 year a slave. Excellent read highly recommended!

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Hard to read. Probably an interesting story but I'm already losing interest in the first chapter of the book - not very easy to read. Writer has used every big word he knows & it's like reading some kind of speech that the Queen has written.

Heart Wrenching. I knew before I started reading that I was going to be angry and disheartened. Yet it was riveting and compelling to the point I have been unable to stop. I have 30 or so pages to read and already I am both honoured and privileged to share in a story so dark and sinister and against all that I believe in. A must read.....

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The Twelve Years A Slave book written by Solomon Northup was published on 22 October 2013, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 168 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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