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Initial Impressions: I am not Sidney Poitier, by Percival Everett – September 2025
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Final Impressions: I am not Sidney Poitier, by Percival Everett – September 2025
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Ada has returned home to her horrible father. She has no where else to turn. This is where she has to go. When their reunion turns out worse than she expected and her life ends up in danger, she is saved by someone she has never met, Matilda. These two young girls end up depending on each other more than they ever expected.
When I first saw this book…I knew I had to read it. I mean…it is set is Mississippi! And oh boy…it did not disappoint.
Ada and Matilda are both poor and struggling in their own ...more
When I first saw this book…I knew I had to read it. I mean…it is set is Mississippi! And oh boy…it did not disappoint.
Ada and Matilda are both poor and struggling in their own ...more
Story of two young girls living in the complex world of the Deep South, near the Natchez Trace in Mississippi.
Absolutely amazing sense of place with wonderful slow build character arcs that seem so natural and real. But the ending is weirdly rushed, characters who've shown incredible reluctance to trust "outsiders" suddenly do just that to serve an ending that doesn't quite fit with the rest of the book. But, up until the last 20% of the book - this is some beautiful story telling.
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I really enjoyed this story, especially the relationship between the two girls. Only one thing bugged me. I felt like the author used too many characters, and didn’t develop or resolve them all.
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