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Middle Passage
Middle Passage
Author: Charles Johnson
"Charles Johnson has really done it this time. Bed enough that Middle Passage merges the shame of slavery with a thrilling classic sea saga. Bed enough that it tosses a hip hustler into an ocean of larceny, mystery and danger. That's not enough for Johnson. He's got to put his readers through some serious changes, too. Middle Passage is as ...  more »
ISBN: 334230
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 209
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Publisher: Atheneum
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 4
The writing is superb & this is flat out one of the best books I've ever read.
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I am an avid historical fiction reader and found this book fascinating. The author's descriptions of events are candidly brutal. This story was unfortunately a part of this country's history and every American should be aware of the horrid conditons Africans were forced to endure on slaveships.
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This book merges the shame of slavery with a thrilling classic sea saga. Teens and adults alike will enjoy this book.
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Books like this are why I love to read literary fiction. To say that Charles Johnson has a "command of the English language" is a bit of an understatement, really. The man is a master of metaphor and allusion and this book is wildly entertaining, challenging and clever. Highly recommended.
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1990 National Book Award winner, this novel of the passage of a New Orleans slave ship is just stunning.


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