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“wilkerson is a wonderful storyteller. still, something was lost as she attempted to make something that is already very interesting more interesting. often repetitive for no other reason than that she (or her editor) thought that she had to remind people where one story left off after having "creatively" weaved the other story through it. would have liked more history behind the history of the threes' stories. something was just missing. still, a worthwhile read about an oft overlooked period of American History. And, a good read for those people not typically drawn to non-fiction or with short attention spans.
update.
just realized one of the problems... the damn book is endnoted. why not footnoted. because, then it would (as i have been told on other occasions) lose some its general appeal... it would scare people off by appearing too... hmmm... scholarly? a great book will stand on its own. endnote vs. footnote notwithstanding. it just ticks me off to learn after finishing a book that i missed many interesting facts/further discussion because the publisher was too scared to put those cute little numbers in the text. i get not wanting to have the footnotes on the bottom of the page... it is cool... i can skip to the back of the book... but why not at least make your reader aware of those occasions where you have more fun facts to share. that way, the people who want to, can go ahead and read those fun facts. i don't know why this makes me so mad but it does. can i get an amen!?”
