The Invention of Wings
joeyswife92011 says:
This book is vast. It starts with a wealthy family in Charleston in the early 1800's who own slaves. One of their many children, Sarah, is given a young slave girl, Hetty/Handful for her 11th birthday. This kicks off a dual narrative given by them that extends into the late middle years of their lives. "A" for effort and "A" for making me feel more educated about abolitionists and early feminism. I struggle with fiction books that are bound to facts though. I think as a reade...r I can't lose myself because the fictitious thoughts of the characters don't meld with the reality of what they did. Sue Monk Kidd does an admirable job presenting this huge chunk of history but, it had holes. Remember when Kate Winslet looked like she had room for Leonardo on the floating debris in Titanic? That's what this story felt like to me as we got towards the end. Move your skirt and make room for a slave Sarah Grimke!
tigger says:
I loved this audio production. The story was compelling and shed light on the slavery issue in the early 1800s from both the daughter of slave owners and the slave herself. The only other novel I've read that dealt with slaves was Gone With the Wind. I liked learning about the various points of view and was saddened that people could treat other people so cruelly. Also brought out the extent to which women had few rights. I didn't realize till the book ended that it was based on real people. A really good book made even better by the excellent narration. The note by the author at the end was outstanding as well.MoreLess
This book is vast. It starts with a wealthy family in Charleston in the early 1800's who own slaves. One of their many children, Sarah, is given a young slave girl, Hetty/Handful for her 11th birthday. This kicks off a dual narrative given by them that extends into the late middle years of their lives. "A" for effort and "A" for making me feel more educated about abolitionists and early feminism. I struggle with fiction books that are bound to facts though. I think as a reade...r I can't lose myself because the fictitious thoughts of the characters don't meld with the reality of what they did. Sue Monk Kidd does an admirable job presenting this huge chunk of history but, it had holes. Remember when Kate Winslet looked like she had room for Leonardo on the floating debris in Titanic? That's what this story felt like to me as we got towards the end. Move your skirt and make room for a slave Sarah Grimke!
tigger says:
I loved this audio production. The story was compelling and shed light on the slavery issue in the early 1800s from both the daughter of slave owners and the slave herself. The only other novel I've read that dealt with slaves was Gone With the Wind. I liked learning about the various points of view and was saddened that people could treat other people so cruelly. Also brought out the extent to which women had few rights. I didn't realize till the book ended that it was based on real people. A really good book made even better by the excellent narration. The note by the author at the end was outstanding as well.MoreLess
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