Have you read any of Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s other novels, and if so, how do they compare to Happy Land?
I think read Take My Hand some years ago. Themes about Black injustice seem to be a major theme.
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.
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.
This was the first book I ready by this author. I plan on reading her other novels since I really enjoyed this one.
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.
no, I plan to read more of her books.
Me, too. I really enjoyed this one.
I hadn’t read any of her previous works. I’ve been wanting to read this one, so I was psyched when BookBrowse offered it. I’m interested in reading more of her other work now.
I have not read any of her books, but I definitely want to read more of her works.
This is the first of her novels I’ve read and I’ve enjoyed it a lot, so I will probably check out her other books too.
No, I have not but they are on my TBR list after reading this one.
I have not read any of the author’s other works.
I have not read any of the other books. After reading this one, I want to read more by this author.
I read Wench many years ago, but cannot remember much about it, if I am thinking of the correct book, other than it dealt with an enslaved woman who served as her owner’s concubine and traveled to non-slavery states with him, etc. and the effects on her.
I agree completely, Paula!
I read Take My Hand when it was first published and loved it so much that I decided I will read anything she writes. Thus, I was eager to read Happy Land and, like Take My Hand, it did not disappoint. She is immensely talented and I am a fan. I will continue reading her work.