A review by resing
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

emotional hopeful informative sad 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

Caught my attention from end to end, with some tears at the end. I love Gaines writing style. It feels like a book written more than the 30 years ago it was written. However, while set in a period many years earlier, it feels informed by the development of American and Black American culture since. A great storyteller with a strong sense of mission and a unique perspective on life in the rural south.