A review by danicapage
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
5.0
This has been on my list for a very long time. I am so glad I finally got to it. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. I read Solito right before this one, and reading these two so close together was deeply meaningful and enriched my experience with both books.
Wilkerson does a great job of personalizing history and putting a face to sweeping historical moments (movements) while also keeping the academic rigor and sharing other stories to anchor you into the moment.
I enjoyed how she approached this one and this topic. Great writing by a great author on a very important topic. It's written in an approachable narrative nonfiction pattern. This topic hasn't been handled with the depth and humanity it deserved, and I'm glad Wilkerson changed that by writing this one.
The book focuses on the migration story of three people (from varied backgrounds and circumstances) who left for different reasons and went to different areas of the country and follows their story across time. They can't represent every story there was as part of this moment at time, nor does she try. Definitely recommend this one.
Wilkerson does a great job of personalizing history and putting a face to sweeping historical moments (movements) while also keeping the academic rigor and sharing other stories to anchor you into the moment.
I enjoyed how she approached this one and this topic. Great writing by a great author on a very important topic. It's written in an approachable narrative nonfiction pattern. This topic hasn't been handled with the depth and humanity it deserved, and I'm glad Wilkerson changed that by writing this one.
The book focuses on the migration story of three people (from varied backgrounds and circumstances) who left for different reasons and went to different areas of the country and follows their story across time. They can't represent every story there was as part of this moment at time, nor does she try. Definitely recommend this one.