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Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
by Clarissa
The Books We Read / Classic / Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Filed Under: Classic August 9, 2006, 8:51 pm
I read this one probably six months ago. This novel really affected me. It was really hard to read. The language was hard to conquor and the sheer brutality of the way the slaves were treated makes this novel a hard read. It was written in the 1850s before the civil war. She wrote the book to shed some light on what was happening to the slaves. Although the slave owners that we first meet in the book are fair and kind it is still apparent that above all the people that worked their farms were also their property. That was probably one of the hardest things to get over. Uncle Tom was fairly treated by his owner but when his owner ran into financial trouble he sold Tom just like he would a bull or a horse. But Tom was worth more than the horse so he had to go. When Tom was saying goodbye for the last time to his one year old child along with his other children and friends it just seemed unbelievably cruel. This book is a book that you should read.
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Clarissa Foss
Clarissa is a stay-at-home mother of three. The last two years she has been wrapping up a degree in psychology after taking a six-year baby hiatus from her studies. Now that she is done reading text books she doesn't have to feel guilty curling up with some good fiction. Her favourite book is Little Women.
Cindi Foss
Cindi is a 30-year-old Kobo reading blog reviewing amateur literary critic. She appreciates all genres especially historical fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, and suspense along with a healthy dose of 'popular' so she can keep up with what everyone is talking about. She has four or five lists of books to read at any one time (but doesn't everyone?) and she loves spreading the word on good books. Cindi will be bringing you truth and objectivity ('cause who wants to read crazy irrational opinions?) from her piece of the world in Alberta Canada.
