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A review by knod78
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
4.0
I won this book on the goodreads giveaway. This book was good and I liked it, but I didn’t love it. There were times I couldn’t put it down. I loved the story and the way she weaved the stories and secrets of the characters. I do like having the two stories happening at the same time between the main character, Ruth and one of the children, Midnight. They had such different paths, but intersected so well. I loved the hate and anger and jealousy emotions used in this book between Corey and Midnight, which reminded me of Othello in some ways.
However, I didn’t like Ruth’s character all that much. She did her have her moments and turned things around, but she was selfish and in a way, ignorant of the situation. She was what I call uppity. I get that it was more about the baby and why she stayed away, but you could have called more. At the same time, she was hurtful and said hurtful things to people. She didn’t seem to care, because it was all about the baby. I also didn’t like Xavier. Maybe it was because he reminded me of my ex husband, but he was seemed like one of those men who throws a fit when he doesn’t get his way. I didn’t like that he wasn’t around. I can give you a day to be upset, but get over it. I wouldn’t be so quick to be in his life, but again, this could be a backlash to my experiences.
With that, I definitely recommend reading this books, especially when you see the interactions with poor white people vs medium to upper class black people. She did a great job showing why everyone gets so angry and no one really listens. I would read another book from this author, too.
However, I didn’t like Ruth’s character all that much. She did her have her moments and turned things around, but she was selfish and in a way, ignorant of the situation. She was what I call uppity. I get that it was more about the baby and why she stayed away, but you could have called more. At the same time, she was hurtful and said hurtful things to people. She didn’t seem to care, because it was all about the baby. I also didn’t like Xavier. Maybe it was because he reminded me of my ex husband, but he was seemed like one of those men who throws a fit when he doesn’t get his way. I didn’t like that he wasn’t around. I can give you a day to be upset, but get over it. I wouldn’t be so quick to be in his life, but again, this could be a backlash to my experiences.
With that, I definitely recommend reading this books, especially when you see the interactions with poor white people vs medium to upper class black people. She did a great job showing why everyone gets so angry and no one really listens. I would read another book from this author, too.