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aoosterwyk's review
4.0
Wonderful fictional portrayal of Greenwood, OK and it’s residents before the burning of the town by whites. Two young people finding their way, intellectually, morally, and romantically.
keyari's review
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Audiobook: 4✨(Narrated by: Mia Ellis)
livlovelit's review against another edition
4.0
I received a copy of this book as an ARC from NetGalley.
Angel of Greenwood is a beautiful book. I fell in love with Angel and Isaiah and the way they fell for each other. To write something so idyllic and pure in the shadow of such looming destruction is a harsh contrast, but somehow it works. I definitely recommend this for anyone to read, and to use as a jumping-off point to learn more about the often overlooked history of the Tulsa massacre.
Angel of Greenwood is a beautiful book. I fell in love with Angel and Isaiah and the way they fell for each other. To write something so idyllic and pure in the shadow of such looming destruction is a harsh contrast, but somehow it works. I definitely recommend this for anyone to read, and to use as a jumping-off point to learn more about the often overlooked history of the Tulsa massacre.
ngreader's review
4.0
I rounded up for this one, 3.5 stars would probably be closer to my rating.
This is a hard story to tell especially because you know how it's going to end. You watch two teenagers fall in love with each other, help their community, learn about themselves in the world they surround themselves in - and you know it's all going to burn. Everything will be gone. It sucks because it's a true story, while this might be a fictionalized account of it.
*contains making out and racial violence*
This is a hard story to tell especially because you know how it's going to end. You watch two teenagers fall in love with each other, help their community, learn about themselves in the world they surround themselves in - and you know it's all going to burn. Everything will be gone. It sucks because it's a true story, while this might be a fictionalized account of it.
*contains making out and racial violence*
lizaroo71's review
4.0
Angel and Isiah are two teens discovering love and what it means to be black in 1921 in Oklahoma. They live in the area known as the Black Wall Street thanks to the success of the black community. Angel and Isiah have seen their elders own their own business and homes with success. But there is something that is changing and it is up to them to not only save their town, but one another.
This is told in alternating POVs. Wholesome characters that have role models in the texts of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.
This is told in alternating POVs. Wholesome characters that have role models in the texts of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.
nearly_empty_nesting's review
3.0
I think this book suffered from my expectation. 90% of the book, we are meeting Isaiah, Angel, & the people they interact with pre-massacre. When it ended I was just left wanting more. A good story, but not the one I was expecting.
ellsbeth's review
4.0
This historical fiction is an interesting way to learn more about the Greenwood Massacre, through the lives of everyday residents. The author does a good job of introducing us to a variety characters and making us care about those who lived in Greenwood before it was burned. She also uses her characters in interesting ways to help her readers learn more about the opposing philosophies of W.E.B. Du Bois & Booker T. Washington. I appreciate the list of topics and sources at the end of the book.