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I was disappointed. While, this is a sad saga, The format was all wrong, The writer tried to separate each of the women and tell their owns story but even when each woman was addressed, the story continued to flow back and forth which was very annoying to me. The story is very predictable . This novel is like preparing a meal and when you finish, you discover that something is missing but you cannot put your finger on what is truly missing. During this car ride, the scenarios took forever to gell.


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Going Down South A Novel Bonnie Glover Books Reviews

The characters are well-developed and the storyline is believable. Families hold onto harmful secrets and carry them intergenerational causing shame, hurt and pain to be carried over. The story is about healing and letting go of past hurts. I highly recommend this book.
Although this was a good story, it was a tad predictable in spots. The occasional plot twist did keep the story moving along, which helped. The characters themselves were very predictable, except for Shortly Long. He was a bit of a surprise.
Creative, thought provoking, and emotionally stimulating. Glover is a masterful story teller. Her words paint vivid pictures that you can almost smell and sometimes taste. Her characters are full of life. Very relatable , very real. I'm looking forward to reading other books by Bonnie Glover.
This was the first book that I read by Bonnie Glover. Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres. I really enjoyed the book. I like how the author broke the book up and told the story in first person for each character. I highly recommend this book.
I just finished Going Down South This book was the most "feel good" read I've experienced in a long time. From the first quirky and highly visual scene, the characters came alive and took me with them. Rich descriptions ("stained glassed windows, but when you got up close you saw that some were only drawings of stained glass taped on top of windows held open by iron bars,") poignant similes ("Charm oozed out of him like Karo syrup, heavy, smooth and sweet," ) and real life metaphors ("They were night and day, one a piece of bread, the other a thick pork chop with dripping gravy) make every page a sensory experience.
Ms. Glover grounds the reader in familiar objects, ("She'd heard the poetry of Langston Hughes, stretched to Zora Neale Hurston, twisted to her mother's laughter,") oftentimes delivering the essence of a whole lifetime in one sentence ("...Daisy became Batman and Olivia Jean imagined herself as the old butler, Alfred Pennyworth.")
Actually my favorite thing about this book is that it's a plethora of show-don't-tell. Though all a part of the story, the focus is not on race relations, spousal abuse, teenage pregnancy or abortion, it's on life lessons, relationships, and how we all learn and grow. It exudes a philosophy that we all learn from our mistakes, and oftentimes there is no one person or group to blame. This universal idea relates to all colors, ages, and socioeconomic groups. Going Down South is endearing coming-of-age novel that brings hope to women of all generations.
I loved this book though I didn't think I would when I began reading. The characters are very strongly drawn and using the youngest character to begin the story was magic. I found myself wanting to know how her issues would work out m; then there came strutting along another issue which even made me angry! Daisy and Birdie are formidable women who traveled, literally, through mud to forge a bond that is lasting. I am so happy to have read this novel!
I could not put this book down..I was sad when it ended, and I read a lot of book's..I laughed, i cried, and could imagine in my mind, that this book NEED'S to be a Movie..When I was reading it, I could imagine the actor's I would love to portray, Birdie, my very FAVORITE person in the book..Daisy...Lupe..Shorty Long, it had great twist's and turned, and was so emotional, it captivated my heart..The fighting ring, and Birdie doing a flip in the kitchen, WOW...I put myself in this novel, and was taken away to a very well written story, that IS one of the best book's I have ever read..and that's a lot of book's..I honestly think this could be a hit movie, a little saltier than The Help, by portraying black women, their trial's of being a woman of color in the South..All I can say, is if you LOVE a great read, don't let this read pass you by...amazingly written..Love love loved it..Tammy Jo Hammond
I was disappointed. While, this is a sad saga, The format was all wrong, The writer tried to separate each of the women and tell their owns story but even when each woman was addressed, the story continued to flow back and forth which was very annoying to me. The story is very predictable . This novel is like preparing a meal and when you finish, you discover that something is missing but you cannot put your finger on what is truly missing. During this car ride, the scenarios took forever to gell.