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Perfect Peace

Daniel Black

Start date: February 1, 2017

Finish date: February 28, 2017

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Sep 17, 2015 Lauren Cecile rated it really liked it

Unusual concept, skillfully executed.

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Aug 06, 2013 Iris Michaux rated it really liked it

It was a very sad story about a woman in the 1940s, who along with her husband, who had 6 boys. She wanted a girl so bad that when she had another child (a boy), she told everyone it was a girl and treated him as such, until he was about 8 years old. She had to come clean because the child began to ask questions. So she took her to the woods, put some coveralls on him and cut his hair, and then told everyone she is now a he. It also goes into the many problems they had with the other sons, their ...more

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Feb 21, 2017 Natasha rated it liked it

Shelves: library-borrowed, readers-bar, african-american

I would've probably leaned towards 2.5 stars if Goodreads would let me as I, personally, didn't get much from this book. ...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Leslie Nicole rated it it was amazing

I loved this book

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Oct 28, 2013 Nea rated it really liked it

Shelves: queer, fiction, african-american, historical-fiction

What happens when a mother secretly raises her 7th son to be her 1st daughter? Daniel Black explores this subject in small town USA in the 1940s. By tackling tough subjects like sexuality, gender identity, masculinity vs femininity, nature vs nurture, and African American family dynamics; Perfect Peace packs a mean punch. While the author did cave to stereotypes in some instances, the book was great overall.

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