Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a strong story, but it was too long and filled with tortuous soliloquies that could’ve been cut in half. I cared a lot more about Uncle Tom’s story than Eliza’s story, but both were nice to hear. The narrator’s editorial comments generally took me out of the story. But all that is form. This book did exactly what it was supposed to do, and it produced a saint-like character we could all do well to emulate.