Of Love and Dust

by Ernest J. Gaines
Of Love and Dust  
published 1994 by Vintage
binding Paperback
isbn 067975248X   (isbn13: 9780679752486)
pages 288
description Ernest J. Gaines is best known for his prize-winning THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN, but OF LOVE AND DUST has equal power and fascination. It ...more
date added
02-13-07



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Monica
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10/26/07

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Read in October, 2007
(I'm still in the process of finishing this book.)
it is about racial conformities and how they are sometimes imposed upon us whether are not we notice it.

It definitely brought into my perspective how lucky we are to have progressed so much racially as a society. However, there is always going to be more that we can work on. Of Love and Dust reminds its readers not to take anything for granted.

It is a quick read and very worth your while.
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Mikie
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08/20/07

Like watching a train wreck: You know what is probably going to happen at the end and you just can't look away. A fast read and a well-told story.
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Deceptively simplistic, and engaging in that simplicity. It's a great story.
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avg rating (all editions): 3.90 (30 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.86 (28 ratings)
number of reviews: 4






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