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Title: The Wedding : A Novel by Dorothy West ISBN: 0-385-47144-0 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.03 (36 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Simple story, complex characters (mellion108)
Comment: Shelby Coles chooses a husband, and this should be cause for a glorious celebration for the pampered summer residents of The Oval at Martha's Vineyard. However, it is the skin color of her beloved that unravels the underlying issues of race, identity, and history among these people. Set in the 50s, The Wedding portrays generational and contemporary issues among a group of upper-class African-Americans. The reader is allowed to glimpse into the most personal of issues with the various characters including Shelby herself, her mother, her father, and her grandmother. When a horrible tragedy is introduced into the mix, we also see how these characters either pull together or fall apart.
Yes, this is a novel that touches on racial issues and "place" in society. It is difficult to present these characters without also presenting the way that skin color affects all aspects of their lives. However, I really appreciate the intricate family relationships that are presented in this story. West does an amazing job of painting some realistic people during a very confusing time in American history.
(mellion108 from Michigan)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Wedding...
Comment: The Wedding was a novel that portrayed many different aspects of race, romance and discrimination. I loved how I felt I could relate to the characters in the book. They were interesting, well developed and entertaining to read about. What I enjoyed most of all were the life-like situations that took place. I felt it correctly displayed history, although at times some of the passages proved to be a bit graphic. I would recommend this book to older and mature crowds who wanted to learn an about African- American history from an upfront and confident perspective. This book really gave me an idea about what was truly going on with African- Americans, their way of living and their attitudes towards life in America in general back in the 1950's through the 1960's. The writing style is interesting and descriptive and the book only makes you want to learn more.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Wedding......
Comment: The Wedding was a novel that portrayed many different aspects of race, romance and discrimination. I loved how I felt I could relate to the characters in the book. They were interesting, well developed and entertaining to read about. What I enjoyed most of all were the life-like situations that took place. I felt it correctly displayed history, although at times some of the passages proved to be a bit graphic. I would recommend this book to older and mature crowds who wanted to learn an about African- American history from an upfront and confident perspective. This book really gave me an idea about what was truly going on with African- Americans, their way of living and their attitudes towards life in America in general back in the 1950's through the 1960's. The writing style is interesting and descriptive and the book only makes you want to learn more.
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Title: The Living Is Easy by Dorothy West ISBN: 1558611479 Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Rozanne Dunbar-Oritz, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz ISBN: 1859841627 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes ISBN: 0452273870 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Push : A Novel by Sapphire ISBN: 0679766758 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 29 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Three Classic African-American Novels : Clotel, Iola Leary, The Marrow of Tradition by Jr. Henry Louis Gates, William W. Brown, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Charles Chesnutt ISBN: 0679727426 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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