Review of Columbus, Slave Trader

[Winnie Walter oj]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Columbus, Slave Trader" by Marcus Wilson.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Columbus: Slave Trader by Marcu Wilson revolves around the historical fiction of the dreaded occurrence of slavery, inspired by a true-life event in Hispaniola around 1493–1495. The author used Guarocuya, who was a native of Hispania, as the narrator in the book, as he narrates the story explicitly. Columbus was on a quest to find gold, but due to his unsuccessful mission, he decided to take another path in order to satisfy his superiors. He decided to opt for slave trading, in which he took over 500 native Americans into slavery, and they suffered hardships at the hands of Columbus and his men. A lot of these slaves couldn’t suffer the pain and hardships as they lost their lives, and only a handful made it alive.

One character I really appreciated in the book was Guarocuya (the narrator). He was confident and ready to save his people, even when it meant risking his life. He was moved with so much compassion to see the people of Tainos cry and plead for mercy at the hands of Columbus and his brother Bartholomew as they captured them for slavery. He had a choice to go back to Spain to live a very comfortable life, but his relentless push to save his people, which was remarkable, made him stay back to fight for their freedom. He went as far as meeting Queen Isabel just to stop Colombus. He was their ray of hope. 

There is no reason to dislike any part of this book because this book is historical literature and the author was creative in bringing the characters to life, reconstructing an imaginary unfolding of events, and giving depth to the life of Columbus as a slave trader, a liar, and not just as an explorer as people know him to be.
I highly recommend this book to those who are interested in historical fiction, political analysts, researchers, and the like. Reading through the pages of this book was a smooth ride, as the book was perfectly edited. Therefore, I will rate this book a 5 out of 5 star

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