The overall tone of reviews on Goodreads was that most people either just liked it or they liked it and hated it at the same time with various reasons defending their position. The review I chose was one that didn't mind the book, but also didn't like it as well. The reviewer gave 3 reasons as to why the book was interesting, one being that feminism was involved, two being Uncle Tom as Christ, and three was "The unrelentingly Christian aspect of the novel," The reviewer puts it well, "Either you're a Christian and good or not Christian and bad. Or, you are struggling between the two, and trying to attain the title of Christian." I do believe that really is the dynamic within the characters. The Shelbys are good Christians, but overall the slaves are the best Christians compared to anyone in the book. Overall, I agree with this review and most reviews on Goodreads.
On Barnes and Nobel, the comments were shorter and less descriptive, mostly people thinking that this is a very good book to read in high school. The Christian views on the book persisted here as well. The review I chose from Barnes and Nobel called Uncle Tom "...quintessential Christian" which I agree with. He also goes on to say that "anyone who suggests this is anything but a great read either hasn't read the book, didn't understand the book or simply doesn't have a conscience." I think that's a little harsh, as seen on Goodreads there are reasons to not like the book. Many comments have said that the end of the book is extremely preachy, but that understandable because religion is such a large theme throughout the book and when the book was written that what many people thrived on.
On Amazon, many people were saying that this book is very relevant in today’s world, not because of the religion or even racism, but because "Stowe understands the frailty and weakness of human nature and she writes the stories in the context of slavery but it's much more than just the horrors of slavery." I like what this reviewer is saying, although back when this story was written it was all about the abolition of slavery, but when read today it can be interpreted in a different meaning that being that humans act on other things like greed and that can be costly to someone else. The reviewer says it best when they say "She has a message that is not only applicable to the 19th century, but to us today as well."
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Noble, Barnes &. "Books." Barnes & Noble. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2017. <http://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/>.
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