I found this book to have a slow start, but eventually I really got into it! He's a fantastic writer.

This is a book about a black man, or at least a partly black man writing, or at least researching, the history of his family. So you get his story, which is interesting, and the history of his family (see how I did that?). It’s a great piece of fiction but you also get some fact. Fictory. Hill is a great story teller. His characters are vivid and I really liked the protagonist – I think I must have identified with him somewhat. Enjoyed this a bunch.

I enjoyed the book in terms of references to black people in Canada. However, it falls short of the Book of Negroes, which I gave 5/5.

I feel bad for Lawrence Hill in a way- while this is an excellent book, it just can't compare to his masterpiece, The Book of Negroes. That aside, this is an excellent read. I enjoyed the story of 5 generations of Langston Cranes and their battle with slavery and racism.

Really enjoyed this book, particularly the historic references to Toronto and Oakville. Fact and fiction are nicely intertwined to create a great story.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book; well crafted and local setting was fun.

Well written and eye-opening.

I loved this book by Lawrence Hill. He weaved bits of Oakville/Toronto black history in with the US black history and made it more personal by the family he created to live the history.