Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave - Chapter 5 | Events unfold at sea, and I get very uncomfortable with that word. Note: Listener discretion is advised for this book. It's about slavery; it is bound to get uncomfortable. It's not labeled Explicit because I don't believe the language is gratuitous, but it's definitely worth consideration before you listen. Reading this makes me uncomfortable, and I want you to be uncomfortable listening. Let's do this.