A review by booksonmain
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

3.75

This book is truly heartbreaking. Reading about the experiences of slaves in the 1800s South was difficult. The author did an admiral job of bringing historical figures to life. I regret that I didn't know about the Grimke family until reading this novel. Clearly they played a very important role in history and I am grateful to now know more of their story. While this is a fictional account, it's clear that the author put a great deal of thought into keeping it as historically realistic as possible. The relationship between Sarah and Handful is well executed. They obviously have a very complicated relationship, but the author is still able to provide the depth needed for us to feel for both characters. Overall, this was a very well done novel and I found it both entertaining and educational. I listened to the book on audio, and I greatly appreciated that Sarah and Handful had different narrators. It definitely added to the overall experience.
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