Reviews

Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

madisonambroise's review against another edition

• This so far has been a tough read. It’s not plot heavy. There are pages and pages of literal sermon, or of very confusing flashback. Some of it is almost written like poetry, but some of it is just so confusing!
• It’s hard to get into the book because the plot lasts just a few pages before you’re thrown into another interlude of sorts.

dgro5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

gabimontgomery's review against another edition

1.0

should have kept this in the archive

ashep's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

deanpeters's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ggrillion's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

f6x's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.5

thechanelmuse's review against another edition

4.0

Although unfinished, complex and a bit confusing at times, what Ralph Ellison crafted is a rich, textured novel, written in stream-of-consciousness style, which weaves together race, identity, politics, religion, and folklore that’ll take a while to grasp due to how layered it is. Ellison’s unfinished manuscript exceeds 2,000 pages. According to the editor, he had a way to go that could’ve turned the work into a 3 book volume. I def need to read Three Days Before the Shooting….

artist_lace's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.0

leotsch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25