Have you read any of Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s other novels, and if so, how do they compare to Happy Land?

Book Clubs Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
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Have you read any of Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s other novels, and if so, how do they compare to Happy Land?

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I think read Take My Hand some years ago. Themes about Black injustice seem to be a major theme.

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I have not read any of her other books but I enjoyed this book so much that I plan to. This is one of the many reasons I like BookBrowse, I have been introduced to many new authors, new to me!

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I hadn’t known of Dolen Perkins-Valdez before reading Happy Land, but I am so dazzled by it that I’m already making plans to read her other works.

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I read Wench a long time ago and can’t remember details, but it was very intense. There was a lot of injustice in that story too.

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This was the first book I ready by this author. I plan on reading her other novels since I really enjoyed this one.

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I read her novel, Take My Hand, a few years ago. I must admit I liked that one better than this one. It focused on the forced sterilization of young Black women in Alabama mid-20th century. Both novels focus on societal wrongs done to Black people.

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no, I plan to read more of her books.