A review by kateyoutka
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I had to sit on this one for a while before I was ready to review it. 

Wow. 

Robert Jones, Jr., doesn't waste a single word. Every sentence is purposeful and loaded with emotion, and Jones, Jr.'s writing is lyrical and stunning. This book is mostly a love story between two young enslaved men on a plantation, but it's also a story of the community surrounding them, the brutality of slavery, found family and religion.
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