A review by oneangrylibrarian
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia

4.0

I found this book to be incredibly well written for a very narrow audience. In fact, I think this book would resonate more with adults than it would with students. I love the setting for this book, the deep south during 1969, but while I understand the climate of that time period, many students will not automatically follow it. That being said, the author does a wonderful job taking time to set the mood and the emotion for the time period. At it's heart, this is the story of a family that is in flux. It is the story of a family that has gone through so many changes, some from society, some from moral decisions, and how that family adapts or crumbles from those changes. This book is not short on characters and charm. I think this is a great book that I am glad to have read but it is not one that I expect to fly off my shelves. However, I think when it is chosen by those select few, they will love the deep and powerful family story of Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern.