Highly recommend. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the ending was a bit anti-climactic. But otherwise, a completely engrossing, fascinating angle to slavery that you likely haven't read yet. ( )

Very good story about one person?s life in slave trade in the late 1700?s.Overview-Barnes & obleSomeone Knows My Name by Lawrence HillWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. "Wonderfully written...populated by vivid characters and rendered in fascinating detail." ¥Nancy Kline, New York Times Book ReviewKidnapped from Africa as a child, Aminata Diallo is enslaved in South Carolina but escapes during the chaos of the Revolutionary War. In Manhattan she becomes a scribe for the British, recording the names of blacks who have served the King and earned their freedom in Nova Scotia. But the hardship and prejudice of the new colony prompt her to follow her heart back to Africa, then on to London, where she bears witness to the injustices of slavery and its toll on her life and a whole people. It is a story that no listener, and no reader, will ever forget.Published in Canada as The Book of Negroes and the basis for the award-winning BET miniseries of the same name.

This is one of the best books I have ever read! ( )

This book represents all that historical fiction can and should be. Amazing storytelling, a strong and sympathetic protagonist, and a piece of history not broadly addressed. Someone Knows My Name is the story of Aminata, a woman sold into slavery as a young girl. It details her experiences both as a slave and personally. While I've certainly read quite a few books that focus on slavery in the southern United States, this book discusses the migration of slaves to Nova Scotia and ultimately back to Africa. It was this latter part of the book that was unique and very educational, but the storytelling is strong and compelling throughout. ( )

I listened to the audio version of this book, and I was riveted by the story of the main character's journey from freedom to slavery and beyond. Beyond that, listening to it caused me to think more deeply about the ways people justified the slave trade and about the ways they chose to participate in it or resist it. ( )