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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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lyndipaige's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jimbriel's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is the most beautifully written book I have ever read. The care, honor, and reverence that the author holds for the groups that inform the characters in her book is obvious. It is rare that an author can effectively make a place of geographic location a character that also evokes emotion and empathy, yet, she does it. This is a book that I didn’t want to put down, but the heaviness of the content sometimes forced me to. Additionally, this is a book that you don’t want to rush. Instead, grab a pen, a highlighter, and some sticky notes, and follow the people of Chicasetta, GA.

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5.0

Damn. Miss Honorée did the damn thing! This is THE great American epic. I really took my time with this and savored. There is tenderness and rawness and depth and love and pain -- all articulated so skillfully. How did we get here? Jeffers delivers an ode to that tenet of humanity, legacy, history. I hope everyone reads this book.