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A review by ambershelf
Slaveroad by John Edgar Wideman
3.0
2.75/5 arc gifted by the publisher
This is a very different book to read and an even harder one to review. Since it’s a blend of fiction/history/autobiography/metafiction, I’m never quite sure what is the authors experience and what is the “story”. Especially when the author will then question if the writer’s responsibility is to tell a story a certain way and whether there are ethical considerations in distorting a story that might’ve been based on real life.
I think this is intentional but the structure dilutes the emotional buildup, half the time I’m just wondering what I’m reading
This is a very different book to read and an even harder one to review. Since it’s a blend of fiction/history/autobiography/metafiction, I’m never quite sure what is the authors experience and what is the “story”. Especially when the author will then question if the writer’s responsibility is to tell a story a certain way and whether there are ethical considerations in distorting a story that might’ve been based on real life.
I think this is intentional but the structure dilutes the emotional buildup, half the time I’m just wondering what I’m reading