![]() Libertie didn’t know what freedom was, but she knew she deserved more than what was given her. The beauty of this novel is in that realization. ![]() She’s someone I saw myself in, and like most historical novels written about Black women, thanked God I would never be. When mourning the loss of another character, Libertie adjusts her perspective: “Care, I decided, was monstrous.” Although she never shares that realization with another character, I doubt a single reader would disagree.Īt times, I could predict how she would react because I felt I knew her so well. She keeps so much of the way she thinks hidden from other characters (for a myriad of reasons), that it’s an intimate joy to get a glimpse into her logical, sympathetic mind. ![]() The words are plain and then she asks, “Was freedom worth it if you still ached like that? If you were still bound to this earth by desire?” I had to pause, reading once, twice again, before pouring back into the book.īecause the book is written in the first person, readers are allowed to get intimate with Libertie’s thoughts. ![]() Libertie’s most intimate moments happen when she’s alone, lost in thought. ![]() “Libertie’' is an easy page turner - its simple prose makes the plot digestible and the lyrical sentences sing louder. ![]()
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