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Linden Hills
by Gloria Naylor
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my second Gloria Naylor novel, The Women of Brewster Place being my first, and I was quite excited to read this considering how much I enjoyed her other piece. Needless to say, I quite enjoyed reading this novel, if "enjoyed" is the right word to use.
The novel follows childhood friends Willie Mason and Lester Tilson on their journey through odd jobs through Linden Hills, an affluent black community created by the Nedeed family two generations prior when the Nedeed Sr sold his wife and children into slavery.
As Willie and Lester move deeper into Linden Hills, they see more and more what these affluent black people have done and what morals they have lost in order to become more successful in a society where black people are not as valued as white people.
I really enjoyed this book and appreciated the numerous themes brought up regarding society and white privilege. This book read more lyrical than The Women of Brewster Place, and I found that although it worked for the most part, some parts were bogged down in lyricism and the messages Naylor tried to convey were lost in overwrought language. I appreciated this book a lot, and look forward to working my way through the rest of Naylor's catalog.
The novel follows childhood friends Willie Mason and Lester Tilson on their journey through odd jobs through Linden Hills, an affluent black community created by the Nedeed family two generations prior when the Nedeed Sr sold his wife and children into slavery.
As Willie and Lester move deeper into Linden Hills, they see more and more what these affluent black people have done and what morals they have lost in order to become more successful in a society where black people are not as valued as white people.
I really enjoyed this book and appreciated the numerous themes brought up regarding society and white privilege. This book read more lyrical than The Women of Brewster Place, and I found that although it worked for the most part, some parts were bogged down in lyricism and the messages Naylor tried to convey were lost in overwrought language. I appreciated this book a lot, and look forward to working my way through the rest of Naylor's catalog.