This history reads like a novel, it was really enjoyable from start to finish. It taught me more about US history than most textbooks. I highly recommend to anyone wanting to understand the culture of the US.

I felt as though I was in the living room of my grandparents home, listening to them reminisce about their lives.

This compilation of life stories and history lessons was beautifully told. After reading this book, I have found an appreciation for the older African American generation and their endurance in this world.

The book makes me wish I had asked my four grandparents why they had fled the South (three have passed away now). I’ve learned a lot, and pondered much about my family’s experiences in the Deep South before fleeing to New York City.

Nothing short of extraordinary!

This book helped bridge the gap for me between the struggle that I knew existed/exists for Black Americans and immersing myself into the stories and experiences of so many depicted in this book. I can no longer look away.

This should be in history curriculums.

The Warmth of Other Suns is, perhaps, one of the best books that I have ever read. It contextualizes The Great Migration by providing specific details of 3 different people, living in different parts of the Jim Crow South, making the decision to leave that life in 3 different decades. This book made me reflect on the inevitable push and pull factors that influenced my ancestors decisions to either stay or leave. It left me wondering how the impact of those negotiations sit with the descendants who are left to wonder how their lives might have turned out if their forbears made a different decision. This was a rich and enduring masterpiece that forced me to experience a broad range of emotions whether I wanted to experience them or not. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed and cried so much from reading a book. More to the point, it made me think more critically about how decisions can influence outcomes. A brilliant work of art!

Amazing book. Tearful at times. I’ve purchased a hard copy for my 89 year old father, who is a son of The Great Migration.

Great book but it could’ve been better with better editing. I learned a lot from this book. However, there was a lot of information that was repeated.