The sixty-seventh book: #56 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - Olaudah Equiano
Some books make for a more impressive read than others. After I've complained about flowery language from previous English books, Equiano's autobiography is simple and readable, maybe a bit too peppered with bible verses, but ultimately writing an interesting story that has a point, that moves and angers you and keeps you along for the entire ride.
Being a driving force for the abolition of slavery in the UK, this work tells the story of a former slave, how he lived before he was captured, how his life progressed as a slave and how he eventually won his freedom. It also goes into the hardships of his life after that, with several threats of becoming a slave again, and losing plenty of money as his word still counted as less than a white man. There's a lot of bias that, maybe, we still see, but that was especially pronounced in this era. It shows how dire the circumstances were, but also puts a very human face on a slave, something a lot of people of the time might not have seen.
It made me think. It made me glad that we've moved on from here, and it really gave a good impression of how bad things were, even when some people tried.