Rated of 5
by Victoria Davis
We are reading this book in my college English class, and the class is thoroughly enjoying this book. We've come to understand how his mother has struggled for her kids; she’d sacrificed so much for her 4 boys. Before anyone objects she did have 4. This was not the story of the South in that particular time frame; it was the story of his family and of his life. I appreciate Rick Bragg telling his story the way he did. It took a lot of guts to let out that much family pain and struggle. It was a great book. Mrs. Garcia's Eng 095 class is highly appreciative of this book because a lot of the older people in my class really lived like that and can share their experiences with us first hand. So I give this book a 4 for its harsh reality check.
Rated of 5
by unknown
It wasn't that good of a book to me. I'm pretty sure that there were a lot of people in the South that had it much worse than he did. He didn't say nothing about the people of color that were beaten, killed, hanged, raped. I guess those people didn't have it hard.
Rated of 5
by Shannon Babcock
I think Rick Bragg gives his spineless mother far too much credit for where life has taken him. In my eyes, she did not deserve to be revered, but to be resented for allowing so much suffering and instability in her children's lives. I had a difficult time reading this book because I continued to wonder what points I was missing or what I was not understanding about why this woman should be so honored. Overall, though, it was an interesting book to read, and well-written.
Rated of 5
by Sara
This book is beautiful and wise and angry and true. One of my favorite professors tells us that reading is about lifting the words off the page. Bragg allows that to happen with his smooth, colloquial style and rich characterization. I dont know what book this other people read, but I loved this.
Rated of 5
by heather
this book is sooooo boring!! no one should reaqd it ever!!!
Rated of 5
by mike
dont read this book, it's so incredibly dull. Honestly, this is by far the worst book I have read in a long time.
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