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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

19 reviews

ejoymiller11's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sarahtonin_bby's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

i’m glad i finished this book and i think it’s a really important one for people to read but i was never super invested. i read this for class so that definitely influences my experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

e_ramirez_ortega's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

afion's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and War

k_galloway's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

chiron_00's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse and Fire/Fire injury

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is as memorable a book in 2021 as it was in 1997 and as impressionable as I’m sure it was at its time of release – in 1976. Not many books age so well with time, but Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry remains an important book to read about the Jim Crow era.

First, the story. This novel addresses basic human rights and how they were (are?) constantly denied to Black people. The Logans are a strong family, and in any other world they’d be well-situated. They own their own land and on top of that Cassie’s father works or the railroad and her mother teaches at the local Black school. They are still only barely just getting by. They have to go into a different town to be able to buy home goods and basic necessities from a kinder proprietor. They are constantly under threat by their white neighbors who would want their land and their lives. Everyday, the Logans and the other Black families have to fight for their dignity… and most the time, at threat of their lives, they can’t even have that.

Every step in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry shares another story of oppression. There is joy woven around the stories. There are good people (Black and white) but there are also bad people (mostly white, but I’m not entirely discounting TJ). It’s not a lecture on racism, it’s a window into how life was. And, at that, I presume it’s a pretty generous window and that for so many, things were much, much worse.

Cassie’s story remains a staple because of all of these things, but on a technical level, Mildred D. Taylor’s writing makes a middle grade book both accessible and necessary for all ages. I was taught Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry in middle school and twenty-two years later, I’m glad to have picked it up again because it still rings true. It’s a good reminder of privilege and debt.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is an excellent book. It pulls your emotional heartstrings! Also, even though it’s the fourth book in the Logans’ story, it can easily be read as a standalone. I’m very glad I was taught this book in my little backwater central school, and I desperately hope it continues to be taught in schools today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Slavery, and Murder

iris_garden's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail

dytiscusfriend's review

emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, and Alcohol