Review: A Brave Book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
This book came at an interesting time for me. I'm currently taking an racial diversity class that has a focus on the changes the Civil War brought and this book really showed me the, albeit fictional, human side of the Civil War.We witness a lynching through the eyes of a 14 year old in the book which really just sets the tone for the entire read. The dehumanization of the black population in the late 1950's was shocking and to witness it through the eyes of a child in this book just makes it all the more vivid.Ron Argo really does an exceptional job with his words as we watch the struggles of Sonny, Herman, and Dr. Joe. The aspects of the supremacy that are explored are really eye opening. I understood being an American student that the African Americas were segregated and treated horribly, what I didn't realize or understand was that so were the whites who were not on board with the harming of African Americans.This is a very moving and eye-opening read. You'll love it.