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captainwinter 's review for:
Not Without Laughter
by Langston Hughes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I knew absolutely nothing about this book going in (thanks reading challenges!) and I hadn’t expected that I would like it this much. Coming of age novels aren’t really my thing usually, but the way this one was written?? The characters all had such distinct voices and I truly felt for Sandy at times. Also very interesting to read the different perspectives on being black in a Jim Crow-America and what exactly is considered a ‘succes story’.