disasterchick 's review for:

Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes
5.0

Reading the first chapter I was reminded of another Kansan's work - Gordon Parks' The Learning Tree. I discovered the Hughes books came first, and that is where the similarities end. Parks takes more of To Kill a Mockingbird route while Hughes goes more into family relationships and education. All emotions are easily experienced while reading this novel - happiness, sadness, anger, frustration, laughter, and satisfaction.