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A review by lbara33
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
2.0
This book is described as being like To Kill a Mockingbird. That is mostly correct in that both show off the eccentricities of a small town in the South.
However, Cold Sassy Tree lacks a very important aspect that To Kill a Mockingbird has: a moral compass that fights against the norms of racism, sexism and classism (if that’s a word). In TKAM, this comes in the form of Atticus Finch. Cold Sassy Tree does not make any sort of effort to respect all races, all sexes, and all classes. Unfortunately it was hard for me to look past the endless references to what a woman’s work is and what a black person’s work is.
However, Cold Sassy Tree lacks a very important aspect that To Kill a Mockingbird has: a moral compass that fights against the norms of racism, sexism and classism (if that’s a word). In TKAM, this comes in the form of Atticus Finch. Cold Sassy Tree does not make any sort of effort to respect all races, all sexes, and all classes. Unfortunately it was hard for me to look past the endless references to what a woman’s work is and what a black person’s work is.