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This was an odd book to me. At times it was intriguing and even captivating, but it was very confusing to follow, as the story told of five generations of men, all named Langston Cane, and it didn't start with the oldest and go in chronological order, but rather jumped here and there and back and forth. It left me very often wondering which Langston Cane was currently being talked about. The book also included some very sexually explicit encounters and every mention of a baptist or episcopal minister (which was quite often) included him participating in something amoral, which I found rather vindictive, indicating to me some wrong suffered by the author in his life. The book also dealt with the issue of slavery and discrimination in North America, particularly against lighter skinned blacks from both whites and blacks, which was an interesting viewpoint.

2023-01-02 06:00