http://chamberfour.com/2010/06/10/review-the-known-world/ for readers of books and ebooks Mon, 21 May 2012 00:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://chamberfour.com/2010/06/10/review-the-known-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22084 France Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:24:26 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=7853#comment-22084 The Known World follows the family of a black slave owner and their associates. This subject has always fascinated me since briefly touching on this in college. Apparently there was a black slave owner in southeast Texas. I have heard mixed reviews on the writing style. Personally I enjoyed both the subject and story. Jones does seem to write in past, present, and future concurrently, which can be confusing. However, I found that it gave instant insight into the characters and motives without revealing the storyline too early. I felt the culture of the South and various races were well represented. The Known World follows the family of a black slave owner and their associates. This subject has always fascinated me since briefly touching on this in college. Apparently there was a black slave owner in southeast Texas. I have heard mixed reviews on the writing style. Personally I enjoyed both the subject and story. Jones does seem to write in past, present, and future concurrently, which can be confusing. However, I found that it gave instant insight into the characters and motives without revealing the storyline too early. I felt the culture of the South and various races were well represented.

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