Lora H. (Louise) reviewed on 8/28/2020 + 13 more book reviews

I read this book for my book club and it got a very high rating of 4.8/5. I, however; wasn't as big a fan. I did some searching of the Dozier school after I read the book and was surprised to find a story very similar to Elwoods... but of a white person. Maybe I had the wrong understanding of the book but it seemed like it was the telling of a wronged black person, because he was black. But... how weird it appears to be based off something that actually happened in real life.. but to a white guy. So was the point about racial injustice or about the schools injustice (for both black and white). In the end... I wasn't a fan. I guess the finding of Jerry Coopers story ruined any positive feelings I had for the book. It just made it confusing.

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