jennifermreads's review
3.0
Note: I only read Home to Harlem in this compilation as part of the 2017 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge.
I picked it up, I set it aside, I picked it up, I set it aside, and, finally, I picked it up and said to myself “Just finish it already!” I am not a student of Harlem literature or culture. I readily admit that I picked this up only to satisfy a reading challenge goal (classic by author of color). And, in the end, I can only say “It was okay.” I felt like most of the story did not dig deep enough. The only exception was Ray’s recollection of Jerco and Rosalind. That story within a story delved below the surface and got into the level of detail and description I longed for.
I picked it up, I set it aside, I picked it up, I set it aside, and, finally, I picked it up and said to myself “Just finish it already!” I am not a student of Harlem literature or culture. I readily admit that I picked this up only to satisfy a reading challenge goal (classic by author of color). And, in the end, I can only say “It was okay.” I felt like most of the story did not dig deep enough. The only exception was Ray’s recollection of Jerco and Rosalind. That story within a story delved below the surface and got into the level of detail and description I longed for.
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