Title: An elegant bard of seven tragedies
Review: I thought this book was terrific. I bought in on the recommendation of a friend who compared Neylor to Toni Morrison. She also writes in the vernacular, but hers is more accessible than Morrison's. The stories are tragic and depressing, with glints of humor and hope. I felt emotionally attached to most of the characters, and Neylot does a good job of weaving the biographies in together. I will say that the stories were just that; the sheer melodrama of these women's lives made the stories more fictional than believable. With that said, I couldn't put the book down. I look forward to reading Mama Day and the Men of Brewster Place in the very near future.
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