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A review by rnshack
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
3.0
3 stars
I’ve had to think on this review for a few days since finishing the book. There are so many important things within these pages but it got lost in the many, many, pages and the winey behavior of Ailey. This book was way too long. And I did not like Ailey or Bella in the least and they took away from this book.
Ailey was winey and one dimensional and Bella was self involved snd self serving. I am also having a very hard time comprehending how all 3 sisters were abused and no adult caught it. None. Not an adult in the whole bunch who looked up and protected those girls. So heartbreaking.
I do not like stories that treat cheating as something common and for the most part acceptable. There was a lot of cheating in this novel and all it did for me was make me dislike the characters even more.
I loved Uncle Root and could have read an entire novel about his life. Him and Aggie were the very best parts of this book.
The Song portions of the book were gut wrenching and hard to read but at the same time reading about the lives of Ailey’s ancestors was beautiful and inspiring and I’m so glad I did and that their stories are out here in the world for people to read about. I am still thinking about those characters, their lives, and what they went though days later. Portions of this book were so so wonderful but unfortunately those were the smallest parts. A book with just the Song portions and Uncle Root is a 5 star book for me. This one I have to leave at 3 stars.
I’ve had to think on this review for a few days since finishing the book. There are so many important things within these pages but it got lost in the many, many, pages and the winey behavior of Ailey. This book was way too long. And I did not like Ailey or Bella in the least and they took away from this book.
Ailey was winey and one dimensional and Bella was self involved snd self serving. I am also having a very hard time comprehending how all 3 sisters were abused and no adult caught it. None. Not an adult in the whole bunch who looked up and protected those girls. So heartbreaking.
I do not like stories that treat cheating as something common and for the most part acceptable. There was a lot of cheating in this novel and all it did for me was make me dislike the characters even more.
I loved Uncle Root and could have read an entire novel about his life. Him and Aggie were the very best parts of this book.
The Song portions of the book were gut wrenching and hard to read but at the same time reading about the lives of Ailey’s ancestors was beautiful and inspiring and I’m so glad I did and that their stories are out here in the world for people to read about. I am still thinking about those characters, their lives, and what they went though days later. Portions of this book were so so wonderful but unfortunately those were the smallest parts. A book with just the Song portions and Uncle Root is a 5 star book for me. This one I have to leave at 3 stars.