709 reviews for:

The Souls of Black Folk (an African American Heritage Book)

W.E.B. Du Bois

4.28 AVERAGE

silverstevie's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

suzanjackson's review against another edition

4.0

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Classic collection of essays published in 1903, written by the first Black graduate of Harvard & a renowned sociologist, with a mix of history and personal experiences. Thoughtful & insightful.

Read my full review and listen to a sample of the audio:

https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2020/12/nonfiction-review-souls-of-black-folk.html

cogee87's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

eshbeat's review against another edition

2.0

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I think the problem I had with this book is that it's not a style I do well reading. There were lots of interesting stories, but there were lots of times that I lost interest and struggled to pay attention.

ana_imara's review against another edition

4.25

informative slow-paced

margaux_s's review against another edition

4.5

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

breurkel's review against another edition

4.5

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

kimiwriter's review against another edition

5.0

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Wow.
Everyone should read this. If you have any concern about America's current social/political issues regarding the treatment of African-Americans, you need to read this book. It includes information about the Civil War and the Emancipation that I never knew. And it balances fact with personal stories so well. I had to take my time reading this because at the end of every chapter, I felt like I needed time to digest and process what I'd read.
I don't usually write in my books but this is one that I feel like needs to be marked up, highlighted, and post-it notes stuck all over the pages.

Be aware this was written in the early 1900s so they do use the N word throughout. It is a historical book and the author is using language of that time.

katie_sterk's review against another edition

4.25

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

tldjohnson's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced