A review by teariffic
Dessa Rose by Sherley Anne Williams

4.0

This book was moving and interesting. I admired the writing style and also deeply appreciated the focus on female main characters. (The emphasis on the treatment of women of all races by white men was intriguing.) The three sections of the book all have a different tone; I was extremely surprised when Odessa was revealed to be so young in the second section of the book, as the first section gave me a mental image of a middle aged woman. I found the presentation of the relationship between Odessa and Rufel to be interesting - I personally felt that Rufel did not necessarily deserve the postscript describing her kindness. However, I admired Odessa individually greatly. Moreover, the skillfulness with which the author switched between different points of view while still focusing on Odessa was impressive.