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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
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:
No
SO GOOD. 1870's and 1987 dual timeline. The 1870's was about a black girl, mixed girl, and a white girl looking for the master/father. The 1987 story was a white schoolteacher in the town where their planation was--and all the people/families from it. WOW. Really beautiful characters, amazing stories and insight on history and race. I loved this one--maybe read it again.
Also, this had real ads from people looking for their lost family. Heart-breaking.
{one of my COVID quarantine reads}
Also, this had real ads from people looking for their lost family. Heart-breaking.
{one of my COVID quarantine reads}
Typical slavery themes with the addition of a current day thread tracing geneology. Never new of the "Lost friends" effort.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
To be honest, I only got 30% through with this book before my digital hold was snatched away. It was, frankly, a relief to have this burden taken from me. I really enjoyed her "Before We Were Yours," and I anticipated liking this book by Wingate as well.
Wrong-o.
Although grammatically well-written, this was painful. I had to re-read many segments over and over again because I could not summon up the urge to care. I think I may have liked Benny as a character, but she kept fading away before I could really connect with her.
Wrong-o.
Although grammatically well-written, this was painful. I had to re-read many segments over and over again because I could not summon up the urge to care. I think I may have liked Benny as a character, but she kept fading away before I could really connect with her.
The Book of Lost Friends is a heartfelt and captivating historical fiction novel with a gripping dual timeline account centered on a small town in Louisiana in post Civil War and the other almost in present day
Although it was slow at first Lisa made you feel like you were in louisiana in both storylines. I also loved both of the main characters as well
Completely recommend
Although it was slow at first Lisa made you feel like you were in louisiana in both storylines. I also loved both of the main characters as well
Completely recommend
2 stories being told simultaneously about a white girl going back to work in a poor black town to be a teacher and inspire the kids and also the story of slaves and how the families have been ripped apart, how they try to find their relatives. One man helps her and they find the secrets to the community in an old house from his passed sister.
It is based on the real 1877 Lost Friends ads that were distributed by the Southwestern Christian Advocate (a methodist newspaper which had 4000 subcription holders and went out to 500 preachers and 800 post offices) and read in black churches across the south so slaves could find their lost family members after the war and they were free. It tells two different intertwined stories, one set in 1875 and the other in 1987.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Especially poignant given current events and what feels like a shift in the thread of history.