Flight to Canada

In the book “Flight to Canada” by Ishmael Reed, another imitation of a slave narrative took place. The history of slavery was told once more in this book, only this time in a more creative and artistic fashion. The creativity reminded me of “Kindred”, only not as non-fictional. “Flight to Canada”, is a complicated book to read. It jumps around constantly, switching from on scene to another. The particular style of writing of which this …

…a few details about certain events and characters that I wasn’t able to follow. Which made this book very difficult to read as well as boring. I didn’t see any of the humor this book is well known for. I would have loved to see more of the good qualities of the book when reading it, but I guess I am just one of the audiences that this book does not appeal to.