12 Years a Slave (original Movie of the Same Name)
About This Novel
The film of the same name won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Feature. "Twelve Years a Slave" comes from Solomon's personal experience. He was a free black man living in New York State, but was kidnapped and began his life as a slave. The publication of this book influenced the subsequent abolition movement in the United States and influenced modern American history. It was included in American history textbooks and required reading lists for students. Together with another famous book "Uncle Tom's Cabin", it is called an immortal classic that promoted the abolition process.
What Readers Think
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Official(30)Scraped 11d ago
There are many things that I have never been exposed to. Sometimes I will only be shocked when I see them, but I cannot empathize with them.
I read a few chapters for free and bought it directly. I heard that the movie is a classic, but I haven't read it yet, so I read the book first.
What a classic
Great book! Worth a look
It takes time to understand it.
Already finished reading
Strong inside
The injury and pain are unimaginable. I feel that they are a product of the times. In the past, there were maids and slaves, but in modern times, there are cattle and horses. I hope the future will be bright
Passing by. . .
Read this book.
Thoughts
I have watched movies before... Through reading books, I slowly recalled some particularly memorable moments. For example: the male protagonist was dumped against a tree, and there were salt scars on his body, which should be traces of dried sweat. I also think of the beautiful black female slave who was forced by her master and so on. It seems that in the end the hero's wife remarried... Ugh. The power of culture is really terrifying. It can create a black system for profit... However, the male protagonist has the most authentic value of being a human being, which allows me to live with peace of mind instead of becoming a slave of culture.
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Community(0)
Official(30)Scraped 11d ago
There are many things that I have never been exposed to. Sometimes I will only be shocked when I see them, but I cannot empathize with them.
I read a few chapters for free and bought it directly. I heard that the movie is a classic, but I haven't read it yet, so I read the book first.
What a classic
Great book! Worth a look
It takes time to understand it.
Already finished reading
Strong inside
The injury and pain are unimaginable. I feel that they are a product of the times. In the past, there were maids and slaves, but in modern times, there are cattle and horses. I hope the future will be bright
Passing by. . .
Read this book.
Thoughts
I have watched movies before... Through reading books, I slowly recalled some particularly memorable moments. For example: the male protagonist was dumped against a tree, and there were salt scars on his body, which should be traces of dried sweat. I also think of the beautiful black female slave who was forced by her master and so on. It seems that in the end the hero's wife remarried... Ugh. The power of culture is really terrifying. It can create a black system for profit... However, the male protagonist has the most authentic value of being a human being, which allows me to live with peace of mind instead of becoming a slave of culture.
