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[bookelfe]

I wish I had more to say about Kevin Young's Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels. It's an awesome concept - the story of the Amistad rebellion and court case told through a collection of poems in the forms of monologues, letters, and prayers, and in the voices of James Covey, the free black interpreter, and Cinque, the rebel leader

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[elle_white]

It does sound fascinating. I would love to read it one day when I have a lot of free time and appreciate it fully. I'd love to develop a full appreciation of the Amistad rebellion, away from the limited Hollywood treatment Spielberg gave the story.

[bookelfe]

Yeah, I haven't seen the film version and I . . . don't have a particular inclination to. Not that I don't trust Spielberg with some stories! But this one is not it.