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Jubilee
Jubilee
Author: Margaret Walker
ISBN-13: 9780553273830
ISBN-10: 0553273833
Publication Date: 1/1/1984
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2
An gripping tale, full of wonderfully developed characters.
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I absolutely adored this book...From the cover: Here is the classic-and true story of Vyry: the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress, a southern Civil War herorine to rival Scarlett O'Hara. Vyry bears witness to the South's antebellum opulence and to its brutality, its wartime ruin, and the promises of Reconstruction.
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True civil war story from the point of view of a slave who can pass for white.
thameslink avatar reviewed Jubilee on + 723 more book reviews
Totally amazing story, even more so when one realizes that it is a fictionalized account of the author's great-grandmother's experiences growing up as a slave in Georgia. Wonderful writing. A book you can totally get your teeth into!
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I just finished reading this book and was actually sad that I was done. This book leaves you missing the main Character Vyry and wondering about the rest of her life. Great book.
JackieH avatar reviewed Jubilee on + 36 more book reviews
A really great historical novel!
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I enjoyed it.
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When I was in High School, I read "Gone with the Wind" for the first time and loved it. I did not think about how the Slaves were portrayed - It was simply a love story to me. Since then, I have read it many times and each time have a new perspective. Two or three readings ago, I questioned the portrayal of slaves and slavery. "Jubilee" has given me a new perspective. It is also well written. I recommend it.
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The book provides a look at the Civil War from the viewpoint of the slaves and free blacks. Set in Georgia, it is a different view of the war and the chaos created by both sides.
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Southern culture and interest