I'm back! I took my ball and went home, but decided to come back because I missed you guys! I was way bummed last time I posted but feeling better. I realized that there is nothing I can do except continue to work hard and grow. I have always been a hard worker so why stop now. Thanks to everyone who held my hand during my little crisis. You like me you really like me!! Anywho, on with the show.
Wench is a very thought provoking book written by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Ms. Perkins-Valdez has uncovered a very interesting piece of history. The story opens in summer of 1852 at the Tawawa House Resort. A lovely place where white slave owners could frolic openly with their enslaved black mistresses. (Are you intrigued?) The same group of women come to the resort with their owners every summer and soon develop a friendship. Lizzie, Rennie, Sweet and Mawu are each very different women and each have their own struggles. As Tawawa House is located in free territory some of the women begin to question their own life path. Should they stay, or should they run? Each option surrounded by it's own challenges and risks.
The thing that struck me most about the book was how odd and complicated the institute of slavery really was. There were rules spoken and unspoken. There was a pecking order. Older slaves were more respected than younger slaves, light-skinned slaves were treated better. At one point in the book, the male slaves are outraged because when the overseer gets injured, they have to take orders from his wife. They felt disrespected to have to take orders from a woman. One slave owner seems to care about his mistress, but still chains her to the porch so she won't run away. Seeing as how slaves looked like me, it really made me think where would I have fit in? What choices would I have made? Being a mother allowed me to truly empathize with the characters who had children. What choices do you make so that your children can have a better life? Ms. Perkins-Valdez has provided a rare glimpse into an entirely different aspect of slavery. She sheds an entirely new light on the subject and simply poses the question, what would you do?
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A co-worker was telling me about Wrench about a week ago and that its getting great reviews.
If someone asked you should they buy Wrench in hardcover, check it out from the library or wait for the paperback what would you say.
And don't forget to vote for the poll at Fuse#8 for favorite MG reads. You have until Jan 31.
I am very pro-library. I always check things out from the library first and if it is that good, then I will go and buy it. There were many parts of the book that I thought were a bit confusing, so I would probably say at least wait to buy it in paperback.
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