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A review by mellabella
Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
4.0
Thankfully my streak of mediocre books has ended. At least for now.
I wanted to read this book before watching the series.
Charley is a widow. She and her 11 year old daughter Micah move from California to Louisiana. Her father has left her acres of sugarcane land.
When she gets there, things look bleak. She has no one to help her and she doesn't know the first things about sugarcane. Getting the land in working order is going to take a lot of money she doesn't have.
I liked Charley. But there were things I didn't understand. Why did she let Micah get away with everything she did? Throwing away her wedding ring? In the swamp? Was it guilt? Why did she let Miss Honey do the things she did? Don't get me started on Ralph Angel. She just seemed like a sponge. Absorbing everyone's anger.
Ralph Angel. Not an easily likable character. At all.
Even as I read everything he had been through, he took no accountability for his actions.
I also guess taking everything out on everyone else is easiest.
I liked the poetic way it was written, the reminders of race relations in the South. Even now.
I hope the actors playing Charley, Micah, Miss Honey, Hollywood, Violet, Remy, Ralph Angel, and Blue do these characters justice.
I wanted to read this book before watching the series.
Charley is a widow. She and her 11 year old daughter Micah move from California to Louisiana. Her father has left her acres of sugarcane land.
When she gets there, things look bleak. She has no one to help her and she doesn't know the first things about sugarcane. Getting the land in working order is going to take a lot of money she doesn't have.
I liked Charley. But there were things I didn't understand. Why did she let Micah get away with everything she did? Throwing away her wedding ring? In the swamp? Was it guilt? Why did she let Miss Honey do the things she did? Don't get me started on Ralph Angel. She just seemed like a sponge. Absorbing everyone's anger.
Ralph Angel. Not an easily likable character. At all.
Even as I read everything he had been through, he took no accountability for his actions.
I also guess taking everything out on everyone else is easiest.
I liked the poetic way it was written, the reminders of race relations in the South. Even now.
I hope the actors playing Charley, Micah, Miss Honey, Hollywood, Violet, Remy, Ralph Angel, and Blue do these characters justice.