A review by sazana28
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines

4.0

Okay, so I totally loved how this story went. It's set in Louisiana during the 1970's on a sugarcane plantation. And just like the title, there was a gathering of many old men, and it also included some women. One woman, named Candy, was actually the person who asked all of them to come and help her defend her friend and father figure, Mathu. She is told by him that he shot a Cajun farmer. And she knew that old Mathu would be prosecuted for this since he is black. But anyway, all the men say that they have done it, including Candy, and they will not leave until Fix has come to do something about the murder of his son. And it's mostly just about all the men standing up for their fallen family members who could not fight back against the white men. I really liked this book. It kept me guessing, and had me entertained with the stories they would tell.