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brinysea's review against another edition
4.0
Read for my Gilder-Lehrmam seminar this summer. Seems especially timely given the controversy about Rachel Dolezal.
mellabella's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked this book. Not for the way it was written (it took me a while to get into it. Nonfiction does not have to be boring just because you are presenting facts), but for the subject matter. It was detailed. It made me wonder how many other people "passed" as White or Black post slavery and before the civil rights movement? Not for a chance at a better life, but to be with someone they loved. That being said, Clarence King did a LOT of lying. To everyone in his life, obviously. We knew a little about him. We learned much more about his wife Ada. There was a lot of speculation. But, still it made for food for thought.
kmatthe2's review against another edition
4.0
A freebie sent to me that has proven to be fascinating thus far.
bookishkellyn's review against another edition
It wasn't what I thought it was going to be. I was looking for introspection on the couple–not a biography of the husband's life pre-marriage.
robynryle's review against another edition
1.0
I thought this was an interesting story, but as far as I could get, it was really nothing but biography, and not very interestingly written biography at that.
mrvm's review against another edition
4.0
This was an interesting look at race relations, society, and marriage during this time. I found it fascinating and the pictures of both of King's lives to remarkable. My only is, at least as a historian was that the story didn't seem to be as focused, and dragged out. To me some things seemed to be repeated to make the book longer. I would recommended this book to others
msstewart's review against another edition
4.0
Read for my Gilder-Lehrmam seminar this summer. Seems especially timely given the controversy about Rachel Dolezal.