Ruby
by Cynthia Bond
2/5 stars
⭐⭐
Ruby is the story of a young African-American woman living in Liberty, Texas.
Mental illness figures heavily in the story, as does some magic-type action, and "old-time" religion.
For me, although this was a powerful and sad story, it felt very, very slow to me.
It didn't take me that long to read, and except at the end, it just didn't feel like the action/story was moving along. I'm also not the biggest fan of magical realism, so I didn't love it.
I did like the ending, and a lot of the "side action" was so tragic and powerful.
It is hard to not feel affected by some of the actions, and what happens to young women in the book.
I think this book will speak more to others, but it was certainly eye-opening in parts.
Finished reading on Sept 14, 2020
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