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Thursday, March 9, 2023

The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

Y'all.. the drama. The research. The historical historics fnklds
It's like Bridgerton, with some Downton Abbey vibes, but YA and set in the 1910s Chicago, and the cast is, cough, not white.
The commentary....like it's got it all basically, racism, sexism, classism, both inside and outside of communities. Like there's so much in there. Working for women's right to vote, and for civil rights, the second industrial revolution. The erasure of not only black history, but also of black success
It's one generation removed from the Civil War so it's really interesting to see parents who might have lived during that time, or were born shortly, after maneuver around everything.
Not me guessing who's going to end up with who
Screech. The author's note quoted an MU professor
384 Pages