The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

4.16 AVERAGE

knew14's review against another edition

4.75
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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: Complicated

rewitr's review against another edition

4.5
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

dawnackroyd's review against another edition

5.0
There is nothing I like better than a story of truly inspiring women. This is definitely one. The story is told from Sara Grimke's and Handful's point of view. Sarah, from early on, knew slavery was wrong, despite her family's practice of owning slaves. Handful is well named. She is a slave who suffers but doesn't lie down. Handful was not a real person. She is mostly made up by the author. Sarah Grimke, on the other hand, was a real person.

kdachmm's review against another edition

4.0
Powerful piece of historical fiction about slavery based on actual facts and characters. Strong characters struggling for what they believe in.

ktatthelibrary's review against another edition

5.0
Interesting fictional account of two female abolitionists and suffragists. Great audio book.

pkkm9's review against another edition

2.0
Like the historical context, but I'm not a fan of her writing. It feels slow and very narrative.

emmalf's review against another edition

5.0
This is the fictionalised account of the life of Sarah Grimke, an abolitionist and the slave she is given aged 11, Handful/Hetty. The novel charts the often uneasy friendship between the two girls and their struggle for different forms of freedom.

I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to anyone. The events often seem surreal yet they are based at least partly on real events. The author really conveys the unusual relationship between the two girls, and the struggles they must overcome.

helenreak1's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional 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: No

drjeniferj's review against another edition

5.0
So excited to listen to this book by one of my favorite authors read by one of my favorite narrators. Yay!

So, it was very long, but I suppose that is because it was factually close to accurate (a fact I did not know until the end). Amazing story of courage, and first hand account of the horrors of slavery.

cbadinelli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes