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A review by caylieratzlaff
A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama by Ray Anthony Shepard
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel. 3/5 stars.
I think this was a read now on NetGalley and the premise seemed interesting, but it's missing the lyrical flow of many verse novels. There were also major issues with the formatting, so I'm not even sure if it was in order most of the time. There was good historical content and some few good quotes, but it felt underwhelming in terms of verse and tying the stories together. I do like the emphasis on specific people, though.
Merged review:
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel. 3/5 stars.
I think this was a read now on NetGalley and the premise seemed interesting, but it's missing the lyrical flow of many verse novels. There were also major issues with the formatting, so I'm not even sure if it was in order most of the time. There was good historical content and some few good quotes, but it felt underwhelming in terms of verse and tying the stories together. I do like the emphasis on specific people, though.
I think this was a read now on NetGalley and the premise seemed interesting, but it's missing the lyrical flow of many verse novels. There were also major issues with the formatting, so I'm not even sure if it was in order most of the time. There was good historical content and some few good quotes, but it felt underwhelming in terms of verse and tying the stories together. I do like the emphasis on specific people, though.
Merged review:
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel. 3/5 stars.
I think this was a read now on NetGalley and the premise seemed interesting, but it's missing the lyrical flow of many verse novels. There were also major issues with the formatting, so I'm not even sure if it was in order most of the time. There was good historical content and some few good quotes, but it felt underwhelming in terms of verse and tying the stories together. I do like the emphasis on specific people, though.