Mudbound by Hillary Jordan is historical fiction that reminded me of The Help but is a much faster read. I LOVED this one even more than When She Woke, the first book I read by Hillary Jordan. Mudbound tells the story of a black family and a white family living in the deep south in the early 1940s. The black family are the sharecroppers on the white family's land. The characters are likable and well developed. It has a really good ending and would make a fantastic movie!
If you liked The Help by Kathryn Stockton, you will love this book too! I highly recommend this one!
(Gerard's Review)
Karen's review:
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan is a book that drew me into the characters. It is historical fiction during 1946 about a black and a white man coming home from war to Mississippi to help their families on the farm. I had no idea what this book was about from the title, but “Mudbound” is the name of the farm Henry bought out of the blue without even consulting his wife, Laura. She is the one who named the farm because she felt trapped there. Through great story telling by all the characters, the reader discovers the tragic story behind Pappy’s death.
Although I did not like the offensive language, it was a part of history and was used appropriately in conveying the unfairness the Blacks faced every day. Mudbound is very well written and had lots of good passages in it. I had a hard time choosing a teaser! I enjoyed this book very much and highly recommend it if you like books with some depth that cause you to really take an interest in the characters. I agree with Gerard that it would make a good movie.
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
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