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A review by alexatthelake
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
3.0
Well, this was a major let down for me. While I adored Johnson’s previous book Yellow Wife, this book was just a mediocre one for me. The story itself was raw, emotional, horrifying in so many ways and so heartbreaking, the execution of the story was slow, dragged and almost lost me a few times.
Don’t get me wrong here, House of Eve is a moving, incredible book with fantastic writing, I just didn’t get into it quite like I did with Yellow Wife. Maybe it was the comparison in my head that didn’t let me enjoy it as much, but I found this book much more disjointed with descriptive characters and their lives rather than a descriptive story. I did listen to it on audio so maybe that played a part in it. Regardless, I still think this is worth the read if you’re interested in historical fiction novels surrounding racism and prejudice in 1950’s America.
Don’t get me wrong here, House of Eve is a moving, incredible book with fantastic writing, I just didn’t get into it quite like I did with Yellow Wife. Maybe it was the comparison in my head that didn’t let me enjoy it as much, but I found this book much more disjointed with descriptive characters and their lives rather than a descriptive story. I did listen to it on audio so maybe that played a part in it. Regardless, I still think this is worth the read if you’re interested in historical fiction novels surrounding racism and prejudice in 1950’s America.