An American Marriage in Around the World in 80 Books

May 01, 2018 Sera rated it really liked it

Shelves: literary-fiction, audio, favorites, library

4.5 stars

An interesting story about a Southern black couple who are early into their marriage when the husband is accused of rape. I don't really want to give away anything else because part of the experience is letting this interesting story unfold by itself. Even so, Jones provides many insights throughout the course of this book, including how much loyalty should one expect from a spouse? And, how does race factor into the complexities that the characters face in this story?

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Jul 17, 2019 Nina ( picturetalk321 ) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: a-reviewed, usa, theme-het, genre-fiction, author-woman, 4-star, genre-litfic, z-read-2019, author-ofcolour, theme-usa-black

The first thing I noticed as I started reading was the mesmerising muscular prose style, like the waves in the middle of the Atlantic, big powerful writing which was a joy to me. I immediately became immersed in the life of the characters and in the city of Atlanta, as much a character as the people. I visited Atlanta briefly two years ago; I wish I had known about this author then; it would have given me a key to the city which baffled me in its American-ness.

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May 03, 2018 Barondestructo rated it really liked it

An exceptionally honest exploration of a relationship complicated by a twelve year prison sentence meted out to an innocent man. Well-written, character-driven drama full of anguish and humor and hope whose only misstep is an in-prison twist that feels unearned and all too convenient in stark contrast to this otherwise grounded book.

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