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Coming Of Age In Mississippi - Community Reviews back

by Anne Moody
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Merle
Merle rated it 10 years ago
I first heard this book recommended as an alternative to The Help: a memoir about the segregated South and the civil rights movement, written by a black woman who became an activist. After reading it, I consider it an excellent alternative to all those books about the segregated South written by whi...
Eccentric Musings (jakaEM)
Eccentric Musings (jakaEM) rated it 12 years ago
caveat - I stopped about 2/3rds of the way. The style was so emotionally flat that it "evened out" the horror of the racism she was enduring, and the events she was witnessing, with the effect of almost sanitizing them. This was compounded by Moody coming across as self-centred (at least) and arro...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 17 years ago
Very absorbing book during the first 3/4. I admit that I lost a little interest near the end, but overall a good solid memoir that is worth reading.
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