A review by thecaffeinatedreader
Women of the Post by Joshunda Sanders

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

If I'm going to give any complaints, and I am, it's that I think I would have loved this as a complete five stars if we had more of the characters. Because this was more focused on mixing them with their experiences of their here and now for the 6888, I sometimes just wanted a push for more in-depth glances of them and their experiences.

Still, that's a minor complaint and Sanders sets out to do exactly what she wanted to, giving us ac completing informative and emotional story of the women that certain people have tried to erase or bury. I read this as part of my local library's 1st Thursday book club for our February pick so the review's a long time coming but here we have it. 

If you want to learn more about them there's some great information out there! I personally watched The Six Triple Eightfilm on Netflix and The Six Triple Eight documentary on PBS (I have the VPM thing). 

As for books, I don't have nonfiction recs to give that I have on my list, not yet, but I do have two more fictional books on my radar for 6888 Battalion. Sisters in Arms and No Better Time. 

4.5/5 Huge cups of coffee from me! Definitely perfect for WWII history buffs/historical fiction fans and those looking to promote and diversify their shelves with more Black and POC authors.