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Summary: Awful book. Do not waste your time or money!
Review: Sorry this story has been told much better before. Try "To kill a Mockingbird" before wasting your time and money on this book. Characters are written without any shades of gray. Most of the white characters are evil. There is a token nice white man thrown in to make it somewhat PC!I found the episode where the main character Cassie beats up a white girl who has been verbally abusive to her disgusting. This book does not set the stage for a discussion of kindness, respect and understanding about racial injustice. Awful. Do not waste your time or money.
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Summary: Tamrah's review for Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Review: A sad but true very good book, that will have you laughing and crying with the Logans, as they get through their hard times, good times and in-between times.
If you have never read this book you must get ready for in-your-face racism dealing with the Wallace's who can't seem to accept the pride the Logsn's get from their land , that all people are created equal, that the Civil War is over, and that all white people are like them, like the only colorblind one in the family Jeremy who is the youngest Wallace andis friends' with the Logan children, then finally T.J. with his foolishess dealing with the older Wallace boys R.W. and Melvin who he swears are his friends.
On a scale from 1to 10 I would rate it a 15 . This Newberry Award winning book will have you wondereing,"What are these peple thinking?" and "Why would someone do that?"
If you don't beleive me you will just have to read the book yourself. I personally think people all around thr world should read this book , I enjoyed this book and I think you will too.
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Summary: Great!!!
Review: I'm glad our class read this book together, because my teacher explained a lot of things that were hard to understand, like the dialect. It made the book soooo much better than when I read the first sentence ("C'mon, Little Man, you go any slower and we gonna be late for school" or something like that). When I read the first sentence, I was like, "Yawn. How boring." But as we got later into Roll of Thunder, it grabbed my attention. I found all the characters, espcially Little Man (Cassie's 6 year old brother who is obsessed with being clean) and Christopher John (Cassie's seven year old brother who likes to eat). I also love the message and the storyline of the book. Some scenes were downright hilarious, while others were extremely serious.
Then, our class saw the movie, which is HORRIBLE compared to this book. They put scenes that were in the end in the beginning, and cut out some really important scenes. (Not to mention that Kaleb Wallace has a pink truck). So, I highly recommend this book if you're able to understand the dialect and big words. If you really have to see the movie, read the book first!!!! Hope I helped.
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Summary: A 5 star Must Read Book
Review: Samone Redfearn
April 15, 2003 The title of my book is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry written by Mildred D. Taylor. I will be discussing the general plot, which includes the point of view, personality of the main character and the major conflict of the book and to end with the reason why I would encourage someone to read this book.
To begin with this book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is written in omniscient third person point of view. The overall personality of the main characters was caring, nice and at times feisty and most of all nosy. But at the same time if she was harmed in any kind of way she often sought revenge. To prove this point here's an example of what she was feeling toward a little girl of the opposite race that often tries to bully her because she's black. 'This second insult of the day was almost more then I could bear. Only the thought of Big Ma up in Mr. Jamison's office saved her lip.'
The major conflict of this book is some important land that Cassie and her family own. And by them being black and they have this land this makes them face the events of one horrifying year which was the year of the night riders and burnings. And in this year the humiliation from the little white girl, Lillian-Jean begins. But most important is that no matter how much others may have degraded them they possess something that no one can take from them.
In conclusion I think Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a great book to read because it shows how hard it was for the wealthy black families to survive because of the white people who were basically in charge of everything and didn't want them to have anything. But most of all it shows how strong that family was. And I think the purpose of the publishing of this book is to teach a valuable lesson that if you have something that means a lot to you and your family don't let anyone take that from you no matter how hard they may try.
I would strongly encourage others to pick up this book and read it. Beacuse it is defineatly a 5 star book. And as I said before it can teach a valuable lesson to people of any race.
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Summary: Read it again and again!
Review: I read Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor years ago as a college student studying to be a teacher. Reading it again with my sixth grade students reinforced my belief that Mildred Taylor is perhaps one of the best children's authors we have today. Everyone from age 10 to 99 should read this book. The story centers around the Logan family, an African American family struggling to survive in the turmoil of the 1930's. There are many reasons I love this book. The characters are well developed and believable. We come to know Cassie Logan, the main character and narrator of the book, as she confronts the harsh realities of discrimination. Mildred Taylor created an extremely likable character of Jeremy, a white boy who rejects his own family's behavior toward the Logan family. The plot unfolds slowly, almost deliberately, to provide us with the time to prepare for the stunning climax. One of the most memorable scenes is when the Logan children visit Mr. Berry, a man badly burned by three white men simply because of the color of his skin. Mildred Taylor's description is often difficult to read and yet necessary in order to gain a better understanding of the distruction hatred causes. Although I've never felt this kind of discrimination firsthand, I am grateful to Mildred Taylor for giving me the opportunity to open my eyes to the dark realities that existed back then and indeed, still exist today. Read this book slowly, carefully and again and again. You will not be the same after reading this extraordinary novel.
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Summary: Boring
Review: We had to read this for 8th grade Social Studies and Language Arts class and let me just say that I was not impressed. The book is tolerable but very boring and a complete rip off of To Kill a Mocking Bird. They claim this book is junior high level but seriously, I would have been able to read this in second grade easy...
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Summary: roll of thunder
Review: Out of 1-5 I would give this book a 4. I would do that because it's a really good book. This book is about a black family in the 1930's who live in Mississippi. The Logan family has to survive along with other black families has to fight to be equal with the white families. They also have to fight to keep their land. The land was given to Big Ma by her parents.
The story is told in Cassie's point of view. She is the main character and she is also the only girl child in her family, she has three brothers. She is just learning about racism. Before that point she never knew about how poorly blacks were treated by whites. She wanted to get revenge on everyone for what they were doing to her family and friends.
Her mother is a teacher at a school for blacks. Her father is away most of the year working at a railroad. Big Ma is her father's mother. Little man Christopher-John and Stacey are her brothers. T.J is a friend of staceys.
I liked this book because it really tells you what happened to african Americans and almost puts you in their shoes. Of all the books ive read on this subject this is my favorite one it wasn't a boring book it was interesting and made you always want to read more. I like it when the logan children get revenge on the white people. I also like this book because the characters are so realistic.
Its not a hard book to understand and its very exciting. The only part of the book I didn't like was the end. If you havent read this book you should read it because it is a very good book. I really enjoyed reading it.
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Summary: A View into a new perspective
Review: This book was about a family living in the 1930s in the Deep South. They struggle with racism and segregation. This family tries to stay together and keep their land. You are given a good perspective on what life was like as an African American in that time period and how they were unfairly treated. This story was low on action but told a great story, however, your interest is never lost.
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Summary: Roll of Thunder, Here My Cry won't disappoint
Review: The book Roll of Thunder, Here My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor is definitely worth your time. The story is more of a drama than anything else. The excitement stems from new revelations rather than action, though there are a few fights in the book. You will truly see how terrible life was for these people. Discrimination is a terrible thing, and it is the main topic of this book. You will be consistently surprised about how terrible we treated our fellow human beings. I found myself feeling genuinly sorry for little Cassie Logan as she first learns that she is not as good as the whites. This book is a very touching book and is definitely worth a look.
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Summary: Intriguing
Review: In this venerable novel, author Mildred. A. Taylor paints a vivid tale of a Depression Era black family struggling against the harsh current of prejudice and economic stagnation.
Told through the incisive eyes of rebellious Cassie Logan, we are transported to the American 30's and introduced to the Logans, a fictional family that much resembles author Taylor's own. The four children of the Logans, as they slowly mature into adolescence, are rapidly treated to their first experiences of bias, including a jeering group of white students and a shop owner who refuses serve Cassie at the counter. As the four's view on their expanding world increases, they begin to question the prejudiced society around them, and in retaliation, they scheme to get back at those that oppress them. They soon realize however, that such retaliation only leads to the endangerment of the very core of their family.
RoTHMC's language is relatively simple, but underlying are the very puissant themes of family and resistance of evil. Cassie's indignant attitude and quick mouth provide a cogent narrative; we readers are thus left with a very believable story.
I object to only one aspect of this novel, and that is the use of the word "Ni****." While it serves to maximize the forcefulness inherent in the story, it is, to me, rather unnecessary.
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