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ellaminnowpea84 's review for:
The Travelers
by Regina Porter
This is a strange kind of book, structured almost as a series of interlocking short stories, but also very much rooted in play-writing, that follows the lives of two families who are connected by the marriage of a white man and a black woman. The book follows the various members of these families, exploring their connections, secrets, and foibles over the span of fifty years.
There was a lot of promise here, but the structure gave me a lot of trouble. The nonlinear narration and the seemingly never-ending cast of characters made it hard to follow exactly what was going on and who was related to whom. The ultimate result is a book that's "just okay" and not transcendent.
There was a lot of promise here, but the structure gave me a lot of trouble. The nonlinear narration and the seemingly never-ending cast of characters made it hard to follow exactly what was going on and who was related to whom. The ultimate result is a book that's "just okay" and not transcendent.