5.0 out of 5 stars A Stunning Story, June 16, 2014 By John J. Staughton (Chicago) - See all my reviews This review is from: Roots of Indifference (Kindle Edition) There is far more to this book than historical research and insightful revelations about race relations in the United States. While those things can certainly be gained from these pages, the far more poignant thing that I took away from this read is that Ragsdale is a consummate storyteller. If this had been a novel set in a less controversial time and place, I firmly believe that her ability to spin a gripping and powerful tale would not be lessened. The reason this book stuck out to me as exceptionally well written is that she was able to appeal to my love of history as well as my deep love of well-written novels. She flexed her authorial muscles and ranged from supernatural elements and Gabriel Garcia Marquez style fiction to deep, historical reference that has significant long-term impacts even on life today for that region and Mexican-Americans. There was a beautiful flow in the story that showed how confident she was in her subject matter and in the direction she was moving the story. Although there were a few strangely worded phrases and a bit of copy editing may have made this book absolutely perfect, I cannot fault the author for the occasional slip in that regard. She was tackling far more important issues and themes, and doing it tremendously well. Dont let the size of this book intimidate you; youll be finished before you know it and considering how long it would be appropriate to wait before reading it again. An impressive achievement.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:42:02 +0000
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