tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post7136085220675371866..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: The Confessions of Nat Turner by William StyronFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-71151380330528310932012-07-11T09:14:56.141-04:002012-07-11T09:14:56.141-04:00That would be accurate.That would be accurate.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-72592337319006802322012-07-10T13:15:54.770-04:002012-07-10T13:15:54.770-04:00It's been a while, but I seem to remember Styr...It's been a while, but I seem to remember Styron sexualizing Turner in ways that I found disturbing, and unsubstantiated by primary evidence.Carlton Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360079030793109075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-77346109859049854712012-07-09T22:01:52.452-04:002012-07-09T22:01:52.452-04:00Do you recall what you didn't like about it?
...Do you recall what you didn't like about it?<br /><br />Styron has an afterword that deals with the objections to his book. The arguments against his depictions do seem very weak, but it wouldn't make sense to judge them from his account of them.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-91983097889507757572012-07-06T13:10:47.018-04:002012-07-06T13:10:47.018-04:00Nice review. I remember not liking Styron's ta...Nice review. I remember not liking Styron's take on Turner when I read this in grad school. <br />There were other uprisings, such as the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina and the successful rebellion in Haiti in the early 1790s. There were also plenty plans that were found out before they could be carried out (Gabriel’s Revolt, Denmark Vesey’s Conspiracy).Carlton Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360079030793109075noreply@blogger.com