Reviews for Three classic African-American novels

The average rating for Three classic African-American novels based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-06-26 00:00:00 Felix Leyser Out of the three novels, The Marrow of Tradition is probably the one I enjoyed most, although the man that's supposed to be the protagonist has much less screen time than the white 'villains'. Clotel and Iola Leroy were also eminently readable, and I didn't fail to notice that one of the chief horrors of slavery mentioned is not only the physical punishment or squalid living conditions (although both are horrible), but the separation of families - which, for obvious reasons sets a poignant note right about now...

Review # 2 was written on 2012-12-20 00:00:00 Tony Gibson My fav had to have been Clotel... because of the good arguments against slavery. I think they all kinda present a one-sided view of slavery. They are all based on house slaves. After finishing I realize they were all good in their own way... The Marrow of Tradition... really made me think I was reading a mystery. The order of the novels is perfect because it is like they build on each other even though they have different authors.