Insightful read! I really appreciated the history & sociology lessons to better understand the inbred issues of classism & racism in the USA.

One of my all-time favorites: a profound read on #spirituality, #psychology, and #sociology. #russianlit

Short, engaging, and extremely useful.

The thousand dresses, laid out so reverently that afternoon, flecks of dust brushed off carefully in doorways, hems gathered up for the carriage trip: where are they now? Is a single one museum-displayed? Are some few yet saved in attics? Most are dust. As are the women who wore them so proudly in that transient moment of randiance.

The terror and consternation of the Presidential couple may be imagined by anyone who had ever loved a child, and suffered that dread intimation common to all parents, that Fate may not hold that life in as high a regard, and may dispose of it at will.

Every nation, race, rank, age, height, breadth, voice-pitch, hairstyle, and fragrance seemed represented: a rainbow come to life, calling out in manifold accents.

Great storyline. Poor character development. Ending was lacking.

Pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this book. Definitely a page-turner.

Haunting. Prophetic. And all too real even in today's society. Excited to see the movie and how it compares.