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Reread it this past summer with my college age daughter who was reading it for school. Realized how much more of it I understood now, and how little of it could
by jonahbenton 4y ago
Reread it this past summer with my college age daughter who was reading it for school. Realized how much more of it I understood now, and how little of it could possibly make sense to her. The experiential depiction of a Black man in Harlem in the 1940s/1950s is like the purest amber fossil. That world in so many ways no longer exists but the vivid rendition brings it alive. Brilliant, brilliant book to read as an adult.
- paulcole 4y agoHa, yeah I was just wondering about that. I haven’t re-read more than a few passages of it since that class. I remember the world Ellison described and the feeling of being there on the street with the narrator was so real. Turns out it’s only $2.99 on Kindle right now. That’s inspiration enough to give it another read :)