Caite ~ Learning from reading is one of the best feelings, I think. And please don’t despair about snagging a book from EarlyReviewers. Just keep trying and adding your reviews to LT. That’s the only reason I can think I get selected.

Amy ~ You really got a sense of how hot it was down there at the time – both figuratively and literally. I like to read about social justice issues, especially when it’s not 100% self-righteous.

Nat and Rhapsody ~ Thank you so much! I feel like my reviewing skills have improved over the years (well, two and a half years). I really appreciate the validation! Of course, reading a worthwhile book always helps the cause.

Dawn ~ HAUGHTY! That is the perfect word to describe Alice at the beginning. When someone is or comes off as being that way, it’s hard to make up for it. Feldman really did a good job with that.

I loved the way Feldman incorporated the fictional characters (Alice and a few others) into the facts and real dialogue (and court testimony) surrounding the events in Scottsboro.

In my review I neglected to point out Alice’s introspective manner, the way she shed some of her haughty NY icy style and looked at the situation from Ruby’s eyes. You did a really nice job of pointing this out.

I hope the word continues to spread about this novel – that history isn’t so far in the past and it’s important that people know about it.

I will not complain again about not getting a LT Er book for yet another month…{{sigh}}