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A review by karaklos
Carolina Built by Kianna Alexander
3.0
Carolina Built is the story of Josephine (Jo) Leary, an African American woman who amassed multiple properties after emancipation from slavery as a child. Being an entrepreneur at the time was virtually unheard of for a woman, much less an African American woman.
While the book captures Jo’s spirit and motivations, it didn’t portray the journey from child slave to entrepreneur nor the struggles she must have certainly encountered in acquiring businesses. The book was mostly about her domestic life instead of her growth as an entrepreneur. The dialogue felt a little too formal and I wanted to know Jo’s thoughts and worries on a deeper level.
Thank you to Goodreads for this ARC. I was a Goodreads giveaway winner.
While the book captures Jo’s spirit and motivations, it didn’t portray the journey from child slave to entrepreneur nor the struggles she must have certainly encountered in acquiring businesses. The book was mostly about her domestic life instead of her growth as an entrepreneur. The dialogue felt a little too formal and I wanted to know Jo’s thoughts and worries on a deeper level.
Thank you to Goodreads for this ARC. I was a Goodreads giveaway winner.