LitPick Review
The stories of Harriet Tubman and Solomon Northrup have been made into movies, books, documentaries. In "Etched in Clay," we learn about a slave named Dave, who fights against slaverly using only a pot, a stick, and his words. This book is written through a series of poems and block print pictures that help you understand the hardships and horror of slavery. Enter the life of Dave in this beautifully written book about hope, fear, love, and most importantly, humanity.
Opinion:
"Etched in Clay" was an absolutely amazing book. I have to be honest, when I first saw that it was a book of poetry, I wasn't sure it was going to be very interesting. Fortunately, I was proven wrong. Each and every poem in this book was so descriptive and passionate. I loved how there were different narators for the poems so that we could clearly see each side of the story. For example, some poems were written from Dave's point of view and others were written from the other characters perspective. Overall, I thought this book was a fantastic work of literature and Amdrea Cheng did a wonderful job.
