Reviews

There Is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset

ameliaminamikoji's review against another edition

4.0

'She realised for the first time how completely colored Americans were mere on-lookers at the possibilities of life.'

nonapittman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

gingerrachelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

What an absolute gem of a book. It’s my ideal story. All about characters with just a little bit of plot to keep it flowing. 

nerdykitkat04's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

streamthief's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Read for Harlem Renaissance lit, enjoyed but not my favorite. The characters were very flawed which made them interesting but annoying 

kristenesantos's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

doddyaboutbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

lilli_hutch's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

etana_80's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

3.75

jbrendanshaw's review against another edition

4.0

Very much a novel of manners and class conflicts. This novel follows three African Americans in the early 1910s as they navigate class consciousness and snobbery within the Black communities of New York and Philadelphia. The novel opens with a lengthy bit of historical background for the families of each of the three main characters, a background which comes to inform the central conflicts of the text. The ending in some ways undoes the achievement of the women in the book and suggests a more traditional gender role is better, but the ongoing discussion about the role of race in one's progress is compelling. Even with an ending that sometimes disappointed me, I was very much engaged in these interlocking lives.