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The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
4.0
challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book grows on you slowly. You have to commit to it, and you have to want to see the horrors of slavery during the Revolutionary War period, in a part of the country that we often are not shown slavery (yes there were slaves in New England). For me, it really brought home the hypocrisy of the Founding Fathers in a way that other materials have not. Excellent narration too.