![]() ![]() But to put it plainly, I'm tired of Civil War books being about rape and attempted rape. One of my struggles with this book was a weariness with Civil War novelists in general feeling the need to be gritty, which I believe is a direct reaction against the romanticization of the Old South. But this time, for me, the right ingredients did not a loved book make. It had a lot of ingredients that I look for and love in a story: honest history, solid theology, and a happy ending. This book more than most showed subtle nuances in perspectives, and I give it props for that. ![]() It's impossible not to compare and contrast or to feel culminating weight, and I'm feeling this tension especially strongly with this review.ĭreams of Savannah is very honest and well researched, and I liked that it felt less biased, less black and white about what was a very complicated war than some Civil War novels are. ![]() It's impossible to rate and and review a book in a vacuum, apart from things like previous knowledge of the author and her works, apart from personal experience and other books read. ![]()
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