A review by naomi41
Jitney by August Wilson
3.0
This book gets 3.5/5 stars (too bad goodreads doesn't give 1/2 stars!). But anyway, as I continue to read the August Wilson Century Cycle books during this fake spring break, I realize that this man does not fail to keep his characters grounded and true to the African American societies of each decade. Jitney is a play focusing on gypsy cab drivers post- Vietnam War in Pittsburgh (1977). There are men of all ages ranging from the Elder Turnbo, whose memories of the military and war do not fail to falter. Then we have Fielding, Becker, and Youngblood, whose high hopes and dreams do not seem to come true because of the poor situations that he is living in. At only 24, he was already in the military as well as raising a son and trying to maintain a marriage that his wife believes is all lies.
Not to give anything away, but Wilson does keep me engaged in his plays at all times. His accomplishments range from Pulitzer Prizes to Broadway theatres named in his honor.
I do plan to read all 9 or 10 books of this cycle. And I know that I will be opened to more ideas and struggles that african americans bravely came out of.
Not to give anything away, but Wilson does keep me engaged in his plays at all times. His accomplishments range from Pulitzer Prizes to Broadway theatres named in his honor.
I do plan to read all 9 or 10 books of this cycle. And I know that I will be opened to more ideas and struggles that african americans bravely came out of.