11.12.2009
So far, i really like equiano. it is well written, has interesting content, and includes background information that is actually pertinent to the story. it is not overly wordy, which makes it understandable and enjoyable. however, there is one problem that i have with it: there are several paragraphs that go on for multiple pages. The last paragraph for chapter two is five pages long!! it makes reading the narrative like reading someone’s rough draft sometimes. they get on a role and forget to break up the paragraphs, and forget to go back and fix it. The said paragraphs in equiano even switch the subject around. from what i have learned in writing classes, when you switch subjects, you start a new paragraph. he might not have had the greatest education, but his editors should have been able to pick this out. It makes these parts of the book harder to read because they are not broken up for several pages, and it is easier to lose your place. Despite this, i still really like the book.
ckglidden said,
December 3, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I agree that Equiano is an interesting book, and I have enjoyed it much more than some of the other books in class. The only downside, as Avalon said, is that he can ramble on for awhile.
odegaard said,
December 8, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I agree with you that Equiano is long winded and at times too detailed. I also noticed that he sometimes covers multiple topics in a chapter that have no relation, but are thrown in the same paragraph and never tied together.
ashnel said,
December 12, 2009 at 5:12 am
I think that he is long winded to an extent, but I try to put myself in his shoes before I get annoyed. If I had gone through all of the things that he had, I would want to tell every detail as well. In my opinion, he earned his long winded tale.