A review by boxcar
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

the most famous book about slavery is written by a white person. lotsa white saviorism here. cherry on top is the main black characters either die or go back to africa. not sure what i expected, but for a book that is thought as one of the most impactful anti-slavery texts, it wasn’t so great.