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thechanelmuse's review against another edition
5.0
I read The Street for the first time eight years ago after roaming through the classics section in my local library and saw the title on the spine. It stood out from the rest. The story has stuck always with me since then.
What gets me about this book is how it’s beautifully written with vivid language and flair yet heartbreakingly told as it progresses. The Street was written in 1946 yet continues to resonate with today's reality... The story seamlessly weaves character development, perspectives and flashbacks together as the story builds setting, suspense and tension; and you glide through spaces, rooms and streets by the turn of a page. Also, it's sensory. You can smell the street, hear the soundscape and feel the thickness in the air. Ann Petry was a hell of a writer.
What gets me about this book is how it’s beautifully written with vivid language and flair yet heartbreakingly told as it progresses. The Street was written in 1946 yet continues to resonate with today's reality... The story seamlessly weaves character development, perspectives and flashbacks together as the story builds setting, suspense and tension; and you glide through spaces, rooms and streets by the turn of a page. Also, it's sensory. You can smell the street, hear the soundscape and feel the thickness in the air. Ann Petry was a hell of a writer.
evangelinemurphy's review against another edition
4.0
captivating and heart breaking. an important read
mikewardevrybdy's review against another edition
5.0
This book is truly amazing and should be read by everyone. Ann Petry can tell a story like no other.
pinkstar's review against another edition
challenging
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
aldole's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, and Classism
dinasamimi's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! This is my first Ann Petry and it took me on a journey. You've got some serious plot and character development here. Tayari Jones calls Petry a magician in the intro, and that is the truth. I loved the multi-person streams of consciousness and the breakneck pace that this story unravels. You really embody each character and burn through their lives. Lutie Johnson had me messed up by the end of this. Damn. Give Ann Petry her roses.
juliash's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
frooml's review against another edition
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
desireeslibrary's review against another edition
3.0
Ann Petry is a phenomenal writer. She was a way of creating scenes that take their time to unfold and allows the reader to view the world through the eyes of her characters. She is remarkable in the way which she demonstrates how a novel can capture skewed worldviews and portray disordered thinking. Now, I am all for painful and poignant writing.... This was absolutely relentless and heavy handed. Honestly, it was a bit forcefully hateful. It was simply an overly depressing and borderline hateful novel about the lives of people who are too poor or oppressed to make it in a world that hates them.