Just have to share this brilliant review by Early Reader Lindsay Wilson. Last year a friend gave me a copy of Odells book The Healing for my birthday. I had just moved back to Mississippi after being away for about 13 years. To be honest, I was busy at the time and didnt find time to read it until this past March. And, Im glad I did. Odells writing style is captivating and heart-felt. The characters that he produces are illuminated by the necessary quirk that keeps them alive and human. Unspoken histories of this complex state (MS) find their way through the narrative as if finally getting the oxygen they need. Because of my positive experience with The Healing, I decided to read his book Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League, as well. With the same amount of insight and familiarity, Odell took me on a important journey filled with the forgotten voices of Mississippi. Vida and Hazels relationship builds like a slow boil which finally culminates at the end, along with various other dynamic threads of the narrative. This book left me feeling more aware of the untold stories of Mississippi, and how many more wish to find their way home. And, with the 102nd birthday of Rosa Parks nearing, I hope this book finds its way into the hands of many. I find it important to note that Odell is not just writing fiction for fictions sake. He is actively pursuing something like redemption for what he did not understand as a boy with what he now understands as a man. Its a gift to us all that we are able to go on this journey with him.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:21:50 +0000
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