Cheryl

A compelling black history lesson

Revisado: 02-12-12

What made the experience of listening to Some Sing, Some Cry the most enjoyable?

I really enjoyed the strong female characters and Robin Miles' beautiful and versatile singing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Some Sing, Some Cry?

When Lizzie's father sold his farm and left his family. The banker's treatment of the sale made me sick.

Which scene was your favorite?

When LIzzie helped children escape the Nazi's in France.

If you could rename Some Sing, Some Cry, what would you call it?

I thought it was well titled as it was about generations of women and the mostly poor choices in men. They were almost all singers and performers, but had many heartbreaking experiences throughout their lives.

Any additional comments?

I really liked this book but would have liked it better if they wrote more about each character and either made the book longer, or wrote more than one book. There were too many characters, especially toward the end. It was hard to develop emotions for some who were in the story for such a short time.

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A wonderful historical novel

Revisado: 10-17-10

I'll be honest, I bought this book because it was so cheap I thought it must be a mistake. I've bought some for full price I hated so figured I couldn't go wrong. It was a good choice as I thoroughly enjoyed the story.

This book was written in 1935 and is about the lives of coal miners. It covers the time period just before WWI and ends sometime before WWII. There are 3 main characters, two who begin as coal miners and the other the son of the mine owner. Their lives are all dramatically changed by the end of the story.

The narrator does well, except you can hear the paper rustling from his text. Additionally, some of the accents are so realistic it is difficult to understand much of what was said.

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