A review by pheyreads
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Some books you read and some books you experience. This is the latter. The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois poured into me: themes, love, ideas, heartache, and inspiration. It’s a novel that’s left a mark on me. I don’t typically reread books because I’m so desperate to get to the next one on my eternal tbr, but I will be rereading this again and again throughout my life. This reminded me why I love to read. I felt so deeply for this fictional family and humanity as a whole. Honorée Jeffers gave nuance and complexity to all of her characters, even the most vile. They all felt like people. 
 I learned so much about our history and gained new revelations. It was very tough to read sometimes: the many instances/references to SA, characters I grew to love not getting a happy ending, cyclical mistakes etc. But the journey overall was beautiful and so special to me. Honorée Fanonne Jeffers is a genius and The Love Somgs of W.E.B Du Bois is a masterpiece.
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