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I can see why she won the Pulitzer for this, but it wasn’t completely to my tastes.

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

April 6, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’m really glad I did the audio version for this one, because I’m not sure my raccoon brain (shiny things only!) would have had the patience to sit through it otherwise, and it’s worth sitting through. Robin Miles is, as always, a great narrator. This book wasn’t quite what I was expecting, either. I had actually never learned about the Great Migration in all my many (many) years of school, which is not really surprising, but is disheartening, so I was excited to get into […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, african american history, American History, isabel wilkerson, narfna, non fiction, Pulitzer Prize winner, robin miles, the epic story of america's great migration, the great migration, the warmth of other suns

narfna's CBR13 Review No:28 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, african american history, American History, isabel wilkerson, narfna, non fiction, Pulitzer Prize winner, robin miles, the epic story of america's great migration, the great migration, the warmth of other suns ·
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