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Sweetbitter
Sweetbitter
Author: Reginald Gibbons
Reuben S. Sweetbitter, half Choctaw, half white. Set around the turn of the century, the story focuses on the protagonist's experience of racism. — When his mother dies as they're heading west from Mississippi, young Reuben must make his own way in the world and eventually lands in East Texas. There, he learns that he fits in nowhere-neit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780913089514
ISBN-10: 0913089516
Publication Date: 12/1994
Pages: 421
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Broken Moon Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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kimeriksen avatar reviewed Sweetbitter on + 24 more book reviews
Excellent book. Demonstrates the evil of racism and the way it has been capable of destroying it's victims. Nineteenth century Texas is the background for this story of love and hate.

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