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Summary: Is love based on race or emotion?
Review: Dorthy West is a wonderful writer. I have enjoyed reading "The Wedding." Her writing style is very unique and pleasing to the soul. She writes with tonz of emotion and really knows how to get her readers hooked. She puts many descriptive similies throughout her story such as, "He withdrew in this awkward manner not because it was his wont but because he found he could not tear his eyes from Gram's, gripped as he was by the implacable irony in them that seemed to strip him and pin him to the wall like a bug in a case." This book protrays many interesting issues. Some are slavery, class, race, and gender distinctions within family, gender, and marriage. I really enjoyed this book. I don't like reading long books so this 240 page book was a perfect length for me. I liked it for many reasons. It brought up many issues and situations that happened during the time when slavery was being abolished. It not only gave a strong description of the story, but of the true life blacks had to live by. It opened my eyes to new ideas about inter-race relationships and gave me a better understanding of what marriage is. At the end of the book Dorthy West states that, "Color was a false distinction; love was not." It also gave me a new meaning of what love is and that it's what is in the inside that counts. I would recomend this book to anyone who is wanting a quick and easy read. It is a enjoyable and relaxing book. It might not all make sence in the beginning, but it all comes together in the end. I know that it has changed my prospectives on some issues and mabey it will change yours too.
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Summary: Simple story, complex characters (mellion108)
Review: Shelby Coles chooses a husband, and this should be cause for a glorious celebration for the pampered summer residents of The Oval at Martha's Vineyard. However, it is the skin color of her beloved that unravels the underlying issues of race, identity, and history among these people. Set in the 50s, The Wedding portrays generational and contemporary issues among a group of upper-class African-Americans. The reader is allowed to glimpse into the most personal of issues with the various characters including Shelby herself, her mother, her father, and her grandmother. When a horrible tragedy is introduced into the mix, we also see how these characters either pull together or fall apart.
Yes, this is a novel that touches on racial issues and "place" in society. It is difficult to present these characters without also presenting the way that skin color affects all aspects of their lives. However, I really appreciate the intricate family relationships that are presented in this story. West does an amazing job of painting some realistic people during a very confusing time in American history.
(mellion108 from Michigan)
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Summary: Heart Warming Tale- Color Relationships
Review: The Wedding
The Wedding by Dorothy West is a very well written piece of literature. The southern influence in her writing is very obvious and adds to the overall effect the book gives. Even though the book is mainly focused around the Wedding itself there are many underlining topic and themes. These give the reader a better understanding of the whole family history and the characteristics of individual people in the book. The upper class setting of the oval island makes the prejudices people have for one another stand out. I thought that this book was very enjoyable and would recommend it to any who wishes to read it.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: The Wedding was a great book, it had so many different generations in it. It really made you feel included like you were there. Totally recommend!
P.s. you better have a big vocab to understand!
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Summary: The Wedding......
Review: The Wedding was a novel that portrayed many different aspects of race, romance and discrimination. I loved how I felt I could relate to the characters in the book. They were interesting, well developed and entertaining to read about. What I enjoyed most of all were the life-like situations that took place. I felt it correctly displayed history, although at times some of the passages proved to be a bit graphic. I would recommend this book to older and mature crowds who wanted to learn an about African- American history from an upfront and confident perspective. This book really gave me an idea about what was truly going on with African- Americans, their way of living and their attitudes towards life in America in general back in the 1950's through the 1960's. The writing style is interesting and descriptive and the book only makes you want to learn more.
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Summary: This book was only not good; it was bad
Review: This is the worst book I have read in a while (okay EVER because I never read past page 100 if the book is bad). In this case, I was forced to read it for a book club. The book was simply not a good book. There was no plot whatsoever in the book. The whole book is about how the characters are not truly white or not truly black and their view of the world based upon color.
I have never seen a book written that had no plot whatsoever. I can't believe Oprah chose this book to televise, but then again she did choose Beloved to make a movie about. I definitely would not recommend this book.
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Summary: Shelbert review
Review: When I first started reading the Wedding, I was a little bit worried that this book would be too hard for me. Their was a lot of big vocbulary. It was very challenging at times, but trust me don't be discouraged. When you finally get to the end of the book you will feel amazing. You will feel like you just made the biggest accomplishment. The Wedding has many different generations, and a lot of different characters. There is always a new event going. You won't stop reading from page one because you will want to know ho it ends up. So read the book, give it a shot.
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