Washington Black

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Call Number: Fiction / Edugyan, Esi, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Edugyan, Esi
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

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Washington Black is an eleven-year-old field slave who knows no other life than the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born. When his master's eccentric brother chooses him to be his manservant, Wash is terrified of the cruelties he is certain await him. But Christopher Wilde, or "Titch," is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor, and abolitionist. He initiates Wash into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky; where two people, separated by an impossible divide, might begin to see each other as human; and where a boy born in chains can embrace a life of dignity and meaning. But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash's head, Titch abandons everything to save him. What follows is their flight along the eastern coast of America, and, finally, to a remote outpost in the Arctic, where Wash, left on his own, must invent another new life.

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Suspicious of the one-star rating submitted by TomHart1 on September 23, 2018, 10:46am I'm suspicious of the one-star community rating - the only rating currently showing. I think the individual who posted that owes us a review to substantiate such an extreme rating, and without that (and noting that this is a very recent publication) I question the rater's motive.

Washington Black submitted by kmcguinn on January 29, 2019, 1:19pm This is a fascinating and engaging book. It was hard to put down. The author's vivid descriptions of what is going on through the perceptions of a young black slave caught up between the brutality of plantation slavery in Barbados and the compassionate and enlightening thinking of a benefactor scientist makes for an interesting look into different people's motivations within in a captivating and interesting out of the ordinary storyNo wonder is was on the short list for the 2108 Man Booker award.

Spellbinding submitted by mandevil on February 12, 2019, 7:45pm Fascinating adventure story set in the early to mid 1830’s when so much of the world was wide open for scientific exploration .

What is Freedom? submitted by teri on June 15, 2019, 1:03pm This book made me think about things I take for granted.
At one point - a very young Washington Black asks the woman who cares for him - what it means to be free.
There are many thought-provoking things in this book that revolve around freedom.
Although the beginning of the book (on the slave plantation) is difficult; it was a necessary piece that helps to better understand Washington and the life he was born into.
Lots of interesting science too!

Washington submitted by smr on July 3, 2020, 10:16pm Black Washington