Title: Great novel marred by Haley's lie
Review: I soo wanted to give this book five stars, but the only thing holding me back was the knowlegde that the author fabricated and plagiarized most of the book. I so wish he hadn't of done that because this book is SUCH an important part of American literature. Had he just presented it as a work of fiction, it would have been just a powerful.As I began reading the book I started to doubt the reality of so much of it, which is a shame because on the whole I'm sure the novel is a very real account of slave life.If I think of it objectively however, the book stands tall as a work of fiction that should be required reading for all children. I just hope they are made to understand that it is not a true account.I wonder what went through Haley's mind as he wrote the last chapter which details his journey researching the novel knowing it wasn't true.
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