This book was... Okay? It's actually pretty interesting considering I don't usually gravitate to anything like this. (I got this from BookishFirst, so I probably never would have been aware of this book or thought to buy it otherwise.)
I do like how the three storylines were interconnected. I think that's what made me stick with this book. I also appreciate that this book focused on historical events I haven't learned much about, and of course the author's awareness that she is a white person writing about black people.
I still just feel a little underwhelmed by this. For one, I felt like I was slogging through this. It was extremely slow going for me, even though this is not a long book and it's almost all dialogue. It felt like this book was 90% dialogue, and I never got a true feel for the setting, but that may also be due to my taste as a reader.
I do like how the three storylines were interconnected. I think that's what made me stick with this book. I also appreciate that this book focused on historical events I haven't learned much about, and of course the author's awareness that she is a white person writing about black people.
I still just feel a little underwhelmed by this. For one, I felt like I was slogging through this. It was extremely slow going for me, even though this is not a long book and it's almost all dialogue. It felt like this book was 90% dialogue, and I never got a true feel for the setting, but that may also be due to my taste as a reader.