SETTING: 1976, over a period of a few weeks (about early June to July), in Altadena, California, and 1800s Maryland.
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SUMMARY: Dana Franklin finds herself unwillingly transported back in time to different years in the antebellum South (between the early and mid 1800s). She discovers that each time she is transported, it is so she can save Rufus Wyelin from some stupid act he has done that has placed him in a perilous, life-or-death situation.
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FAVORITE QUOTE: “Repressive societies always seemed to understand the danger of ‘wrong’ ideas.” - page 141.
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This book was generously lent to me by a classmate after I placed out a call for a novel. Lucky, though, that a good novel came my way (versus a book that would end up feeling like a waste of time) because I was actually willing to take up any book. As stated to the left in the little blurb box, I like having a book with me at all times; it's a security blanket that makes me happy. :D <-- like that. I actually finished this novel about a month ago, but, as usual, I had no time to update until... today! Happy blog reading!
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Things I liked about this book:
- The storyline. I've never read anything like this. The author does a beautiful job creating a very emotional read. The main character's journey of going from 1970s California, during the civil rights movement, back to the 1800s South and having to deal with slavery, and become a slave herself in order to survive, is pretty crazy!
- The time travel aspect of the novel.
- That the author is brave enough to undertake the creation of such a story.
- Takes place in Southern California, my home!
- The dialogue. I would have enjoyed the dialogue more if it was more complex and intricate. Then again, I think this novel is written for high schoolers/freshmen undergrads, and the focus is probably the storyline and not the complexity of the dialogue.
- The story felt somewhat incomplete, like it was a compilation of half ideas that the author could have spent much more time on. Certain scenes should have had more detail and certain themes could have been delved into more deeply.
- The ending is definitely not satisfying.
After a very long time, I found myself having to stop in the middle of reading a novel because I was becoming too emotionally invested. Overall, I think this book could have been written much better, but the theme of the novel and the storyline are, again, very daring and I applaud the author for creating such a piece.
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Recommend? Yes! It's a quick read and definitely worth the time.
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