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A bold, deeply moving, and highly imaginative debut novel about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, in whose story the conflict between the American ideal of equality and the realities of slavery and racism played out in the most tragic of terms.

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Confusing

This book jumps around too much and was just confusing. Past then dreams next to present where the historical figures are on the subway...NOT A FAN!

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Love it!!

I wanted to read this book for a long time. As I progress further into my family’s genealogy I realized how far my history went into Virginia making me want to know more about Thomas Jefferson and Sally.
I like the author thoughts of Sally’s feelings. I didn’t expect that. Yes I would recommend this book to my book club.

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  • Connie
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  • 07-30-16

Dream on...

Would you try another book from Stephen O'Connor and/or the narrators?

Maybe

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sally Hemings

Which scene was your favorite?

Every time Sally said, "You'll make me HATE you!"

Was Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings worth the listening time?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Just finished listening to another Jefferson-Hemings novel. This one, much like a dream, recounted vignettes of their lives, wholly out of order especially at the beginning. This was disconcerting to me, but I finally got a handle on what was going on. There were also some completely fabricated scenes that could not have possibly happened during their lifetimes, like riding on a subway. However, since the author did read several Jefferson non-fictions before he wrote the "Dreams" book, it did contain plenty of truths, a few of which I didn't know. The problem was, though, were these truths? Or dreams? It was hard for me to tell, but I ended up liking the book. Was that because of the male reader Ballerini's beautiful reading? That, also, is up for debate. You could just wrap yourself up in his voice.

4 of 8 people found this review helpful