Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So very hard to track with. Confusing to say the least when it comes to how the main character is "conducting" or magically time traveling around and out of impossible situations. It totally takes away from the feeling that the rest of the story is from genuine suffering and history of the lives of slaves. Since the writer did so much research I wanted to think that the situations the characters faced were pulled from actual happenings, then comes the fantasy flights and it washes away the rest. I wanted to take this book serious believing maybe that just the names were changed etc but the "conduction" idea just threw the baby out with the bathwater. The bottom line for me was that it just got boring and I find it hard to believe that even Oprah thought it was all that fabulous. I truly felt like her book club endorsement was a nice boost for a young author of the same race. I can't' say that's all bad an intention except that it's a misleading opinion about the quality of a book. It will be the last time I listen to the Oprah Book Club endorsement by Oprah. Note: The time I spend reading a book is just that, time, and time is what my life is made of, so I feel a bit robbed of a portion of my life when endorsements are dishonest for whatever good intention they have in place. For that reason I could not finish this book. It was just dragging on and on and confusing with the cast of characters and flights of fantasy to keep up with. Halfway through I decided to direct my attention to something that could legitimately hold my interest. Sorry I spent the time and money on this one.