Review: Vivid and memorable narrative
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
This was a memorable book, one that will keep you thinking and appreciating freedom.  It took me a while to adjust to the formal English of the narrative but in time you recognize the intelligence and worldliness of Solomon Northup and know how much he had to adjust in order to survive his circumstances without constant struggle against the injustices he witness.  The narrative is so powerfully descriptive that you literally feel the scenes.  I wanted to read this before watching the movie but I can't imagine sitting through a visual display of the acts that were described in the book. Its and important depiction of history and you won't forget this book.