Washington Black
Ranked #11 in 2018, Ranked #13 in NPR — see more rankings.
When his master's eccentric brother chooses him to be his manservant, Wash is terrified of the cruelties he is certain await him. But Christopher Wilde, or "Titch," is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor, and abolitionist.
He initiates Wash into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky; where two people, separated by an impossible divide, might begin to see each other as human; and where a boy born in chains can... more
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Barack Obama Former USA PresidentAs 2018 draws to a close, I’m continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing my year-end lists. It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved. It also gives me a chance to highlight talented authors – some who are household names and others who you may not have heard of before. Here’s my best of 2018 list. (Source)
Kwame Anthony Appiah Its range is astonishing. It’s an adventure story, so it’s beautifully written, but a lot of the time—and this is why it was good to read it more than once—you rush through because it’s so exciting. (Source)
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Rankings by Category
Washington Black is ranked in the following categories:
- #55 in African
- #86 in African American
- #57 in Black Author
- #26 in Canada
- #16 in Canadian
- #53 in Linkedin
- #27 in New York Times Bestseller
- #72 in Quotation
- #95 in Racism
- #14 in Slavery
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