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Aug 05, 2021KBaxter301 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Such a magnificent piece of storytelling by gifted author, Andrea Levy. It speaks of the abuse and cruelty leading up to, through and after The Baptist War of Jamaica (1831/1832). But it also shares the tenderest of moments, shared sorrows…
Dec 14, 2020nelll rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Actually this book was a bit of a struggle for me to read...some parts were good...but the overall story was good.
Sep 18, 2018peachmcd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A marvelous book by an author whose command of multiple languages enables each voice to ring true. Highly recommend this and any book by her.
Sep 10, 2014WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In rich, musical prose Levy tells the story of the quick-witted and courageous July, a mulatto house slave living in 19th century Jamaica before and after the abolition of slavery. Though she has written an entertaining farce, this gifted…
Feb 06, 2014John_M rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A wonderful portrait of Jamaca at the end of slavery and the life of slaves at that time. Well worth my time to read it.
Jan 14, 2014Mothercat rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed this one - a sharp reminder of the brutality and injustices of slavery, engagingly written.
Jul 29, 2012uncommonreader rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A book about slavery. The forward and afterward seemed a little artificial but otherwise a good book.
Jul 27, 2012azor rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I really liked this book. The voice of the storyteller drew me in and i wanted more.
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Jun 30, 2011scorpio21 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this story, which is surprising,as I find it difficult to read about cruelty. The Authors choice of Narrator (JULY) is a good one.The interruptions made by July thru out the story to make a comment or to just speak to the reader…
May 26, 2011
Like Levy's award-winning book ?Small Island' Jamaica is the setting of this new book. July's son Thomas wants her to write a memoir of her life in the 1840s as slavery was abolished in England and her colonies. July is a wonderful…
Jan 14, 2011Truffs rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Interesting format - son editing Mothers writing. set in slave emancipation era
Dec 08, 2010
A Jamaican’s enslavement.
Nov 23, 2010lightbytheway rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Long Song by Andrea Levy Andrea Levy is a british author born in England from Jamaican parents. She is the winner of the Orange Prize for her book Small Island. The Long Song is her fifth book and was long-listed this year for the…