Barracoon
Zora Neale Hurston
History / Biography
Barracoon
by Zora Neale Hurston
—· 208 p· 2004
darkhauntingreflective
Overview
About
The true story of the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade, illegally smuggled from Africa on the last "black cargo" ship to arrive in the United States.
Pages
208
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Emotional depth10
Oral History Authenticity10
Historical Witnessing10
Narration9
Prose8
Worldbuilding6
Pacing6
Plot twists2
My journey
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