Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
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Web ID: 16397648the worst book i've read
the passing is horrible and the concept is ok but so terribley done i just hate the book
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If you haven’t read this book, you ought to
I remember Mom reading this story aloud when I was a youngster. It was gripping, well-written, and made me aware of racism in a way I’d had little experience with before. Since becoming an adult, I’ve wanted to read it again—to see if my initial impressions of the book were accurate. And oh, they were! This is a portrait of a loving family working together to bring justice and hope to their community, despite the injustice and fear surrounding them. As an adult, I picked up on things I doubt I would have noticed when I was younger—things like the cohesiveness of the family portrayed here (that’s often lacking in stories these days!), the way the parents loved their children and actively tried to protect them, their courage in the face of insurmountable odds, the way the night raiders’ deeds were described just enough that you knew that they were evil and a little of what they were capable of, but it wasn’t “in your face” or nearly as much on-page as it could have been…all things I greatly appreciated. These characters aren’t perfect—several times, different ones take matters into their own hands as they battle injustice. But overall, they were brave and loyal, and the family worked together to do what they could to bring justice and freedom to those around them. I loved this book just as much as (or maybe even more than!) the first time I read it. It’s a stunning portrait of human nature, the battles many people have fought over the years, the resilience of the human spirit, and the hope that one day, wrongs will be righted and good will prevail. This is a landmark in American literature, and if you haven’t read it before, you ought to take the time to read it now. It’s a good book!
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Well-written
Well-written story detailing what growing up in the south in the 1930s was like from the perspective of a young Black girl.
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sad but well written
Sad that this kind of thing was happening in our country...but it did.
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I Love it
Let me say this, it Doesn’t matter what the Negative people say about the book they can say what they want because they never live that life or their family never went through it, so yes it’s easy for them to say negative things, but when you know family’s that live that life can’t NO One in this world can tell me nothing Different that BLACK PEOPLES had to put up with and go through have a Great Day…..
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Very bad
Horribly boring, annoying, and long. This book was a complete waste of my valuable time. I'm convinced all 5 star reviews are written by the author due to how horrible this book is. The beginning was down right boring. The conclusion made absolutely no sense. DO NOT waste your time with this book, I'm warning you.
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