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A review by sidekicksam
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I've started and re-started writing this review a dozen times or so, and I still am lost for words for this review. Where do you start after completing this intimidatingly big book? So I decided to keep it very short.
This book deserves all the praise it gets, because it is magnificent.
As a child of mixed-heritage, as well as experiencing the effects of multi-generational trauma still, this book really hit different. The book portrays the 200-year story of this family, affected by the various events and consequences of history, so eloquently. With themes of multi-generational trauma, racism, colonialism, and more, this book is a must-read.
The large cast of characters and the non-chronological order of the book makes it a bit more difficult to follow (especially because I couldn't read it in one go), but I am looking forward to reading this again in the future and discovering new things to love.
This book deserves all the praise it gets, because it is magnificent.
As a child of mixed-heritage, as well as experiencing the effects of multi-generational trauma still, this book really hit different. The book portrays the 200-year story of this family, affected by the various events and consequences of history, so eloquently. With themes of multi-generational trauma, racism, colonialism, and more, this book is a must-read.
The large cast of characters and the non-chronological order of the book makes it a bit more difficult to follow (especially because I couldn't read it in one go), but I am looking forward to reading this again in the future and discovering new things to love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Slavery