Reviews

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

katiesrose's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

laura_corsi's review against another edition

4.0

Wilkerson takes the reader on an amazing journey showing us a glimpse of what it was like to be part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the Jim Crow South to the greater freedoms of the North and West. Stunning in its scope, this book preserves the oral histories of 3 members of the migration. Beautifully done.

superdewa's review against another edition

5.0

What a wonderful book, combining history I really benefited from learning with lovingly told stories. I became attached to the three lives she follows in the book and have been crying the last few days as their stories came to an end. This is exactly the kind of book I like: an entertaining story combined with learning.

sarec's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

fgeary's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

shareuhlin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

lynecia's review against another edition

5.0

Honestly, there is nothing more I can add to the conversation around this book. All the praise and accolades are justified, and then some. It was an honor for me to take this journey with these stories, and really learn this history. As a product of this Migration - my mother and her family migrated in the 60s, (on the tail end) - my grandmother subsequently moved back in the 80s, and though I was born in the North, I was sent to live with my grandmother in the South as a baby, only to make the journey back North at 7. (I too know a little something about the experience of coming North LOL!) - this is my story, my family's story and such an integral part of not only my personal history, but the history of this country.

anasofia_wacker's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

It’s a great book. She’s so much like on the experience of so many people in our country. Really causes the reader to reflect on the triumphs of the black community and our role as a society.

eyekanreed's review against another edition

5.0

An absolutely fantastic book. A must read for Americans from all walks of life who are interested in learning a lot about our untaught history.

davarenee_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0