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    <body><![CDATA[I almost gave up on this book after a couple of chapters.  It seemed sarcastic and full of outdated racial views (circa 1945).  But the story became interesting when the white, Midwestern central character discovered that he was actually 1/32 &quot;Negro&quot; (which made him black in the eyes of hi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62427750">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sinclair Lewis wrote on the &quot;Negro&quot; experience in the same light as Swift wrote on the hunger in Ireland in &quot;A Modest Proposal&quot;.<br/><br/>The lead character, Neil Kingsblood, finds through a genealogical search requested by his father that he has &quot;Negro&quot; ancestors.  T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47885861">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[A neglected tour de force by the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, <strong>Kingsblood Royal</strong> is a stirring and wickedly funny portrait of a man who resigns from the white race. When Neil Kingsblood a typical middle-American banker with a comfortable life makes the shocking discovery that he has African-American blood, the odyssey that ensues creates an unforgettable portrayal of two Americas, one black, one white.<br/><br/>As timely as when it was first published in 1947, one need only open today's newspaper to see the same issues passionately being discussed between blacks and whites that we find in<strong> Kingsblood Royal</strong>, says Charles Johnson. Perhaps only now can we fully appreciate Sinclair Lewis's astonishing achievement.<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book...is both amusing and infuriating. Amusing because of Lewis's humorously ironic storytelling, and infuriating because of the injustices suffered by some of the characters in the book. Of course that's a given, with it being about racism. <br/><br/>A really interesting look into the times a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67041547">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was amazed by this book. As I read it, I was constantly struck by the thought that this man, Sinclair Lewis, was so far ahead of his time in terms of the way he viewed society and justice. I'm not sure why this book doesn't get more attention as a great one. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In my mind Kingsblood is a  seminal book.  It paints a picture of racial discord that is painful and enlightening.  Having said that Sinclair Lewis uses caricature to lighten the distress...and so my anger was diffused...some what. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[hero. again. all about a white dude who finds he's got a little black in him and what happens. not good stuff happens.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting take on black / white relations. Really makes you question what is black and what is white.]]></body>
    
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