Cane River by Lalita Tademy

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About This Book:
Goodreads Summary
✥Stand-Alone
✥Release Date: 2/1/05 (First published 1/1/01)
✥Format: Mass Market Paperback
✥Setting: Cane River, Louisiana
✥Page Count: 564 (including a preview of "Red River")
✥Genre(s): Historical Fiction
✥Date(s) Read:  7/12-7/23/18
✥Rating:   Book:  4.5/5      Audio:   4.5/5      Narrator(s): Robin Miles 

My Thoughts:

Audio:

I enjoyed listening to her. Her voice, in my personal opinion, was very relaxing. I am not a person who knows about French really, but the times I hear those who speak French pronounce French words, I got a pretty good feel for when they are pronounced properly or at least near it and Robin Miles seems to be one of those who did a really good job at it. There were parts she had to read things entirely in French. I would try to follow along when she got to those parts (would get the book and follow along).

Book:
(Typed up some of this review as I was listening to the book)

She does speak on her family history before the start of the story itself (at least in the beginning of this book). And gives the "family tree" as well. Following 3 generations of women (4 actually, but focusing a lot on 3 of the women) and their individual issues they had to deal with, during and after slavery. I couldn't help but love the "characters", imperfections and all. I think I really love Elisabeth most but I do really adore all of the women for as many different reasons as they are different. This took me some time to get through because it is a dense, long book. I would have to take breaks to read other books/watch t.v. shows or Youtube videos. There isn't a lot for me to say because there's a lot to take in and wouldn't want to give away anything either. Although this is a work of fiction based on her family's lineage, there were still pictures in the book of family, newspaper clippings, etc.

One day, I may have to re-read this because there would be times I'd "tune out" and miss some stuff and would have to go back a little bit trying to get enough information to know what's going on but it will be a good while before I do that. I have to be ready for that again. It will have to call me to read her again.