Every so often, I find a book that I cannot literally put down. The kind of book that keeps your eyes seemingly glued to the page. For me, Mudbound was that kind of book. I finished this book in about 2 days because, quite frankly, I couldn’t drag myself away from it.
Mudbound made me wish I was back in high school AP Literature class, discussing prose and analyzing the symbolism. My favorite class in high school was an honest to goodness tie between Literature and American History. With Mudbound, you get both.
Mudbound tells the story of a family who moves to the Mississippi Delta shortly after WWII to start a farm and live a simple life. However, a brother traumatized from the evils of war, a racist father and a wife who longs for her civilized Memphis roots do not ensure the simple, rustic life in the least. When an African-American war hero returns to the Delta and becomes frustrated that his station in life is practically worse than before he joined the Army, tensions and passions come to a blistering apex.
For those looking to really kickstart their summer reading list, I think starting with Mudbound would certainly do the trick.
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