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Winner : National Book Award 2013
Fictionalised history in drag that dragged
A ridiculous romp
This was an interesting, unusual and irreverant look at the abolitionist, John Brown, through the adventures of Onion. Unfortunately, I was so incredulous that Onion could fool everyone for so long that "he" was a "she", that it made me question the validity of the historical aspects. It was quirky and told in the vernacular, giving it a Huck Finn feel and there was some creative cussin'.
The characters and locations and actions were interesting, but Oh So Repetitive (like John Browns prayers it went on forever when it didn't need to). It held my interest then it became boring, then interesting, then boring. Did I mention that it was repetitive?
