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Men of Brewster Place
Men of Brewster Place | Gloria Naylor
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Gloria Naylor burst onto the American literary scene fifteen years ago with her first novel, The Women of Brewster Place. Now Ms. Naylor has turned her attention to the other side of the story: to the men of Brewster Place, and in this remarkable new work. Gloria Naylor brings their voices to life with her characteristic grace, humor, and compassion. Among others you will meet: Brother Jerome: who speaks for everyone on Brewster Place when he plays the blues; Basil, who repays his debt to his mother as best he can, but in his desire to become the man she wanted him to be, becomes instead the victim of his own devotion; Eugene, who battles convention and the nearly irresistible pull of his family while being drawn inexorably toward a new self he does not yet understand; Moreland T. Woods, whose service to his fellow man is mocked by his own self-service; C. C. Baker, whose yearning for power to control the people and streets around him eventually renders him powerless; Abshu, who finds that a little bit of humor will bring sweetness to the gathering dusk of a neighborhood; and finally, Ben, who - from beyond the grave - serves as the Greek chorus; he sees it all and comes as close as one can to understanding the men, and women, of Brewster Place.
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Ms Naylor took me back to Brewster Place. To understand and forgive and hope for the men I had judged too harshly in “The Women of Brewster Place”. The characters and atmosphere are lush as bits of each man‘s life, each man‘s pain, are spilled out over the pages and streets of Brewster Place.

merelybookish I just read The Women of Brewster Place and wondered if this was as good. 3y
Nebklvr @merelybookish I haven‘t hit a bad one yet. Mama Day, Bailey‘s Cafe, and Linden Hills were good too. But if you just read The Women , this would be the perfect time for The Men. 3y
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Expansion to The Women of Brewster Place. Oddly not as well read or even listed as in a series with the previous one even though it is the same characters.

Very strong testament to the power of perspective. Effectively makes several villains from The Women sympathetic or at least understandable. In one instance a POV character from The Women now seems incredibly naive.

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From the intro to Naylor's "The Men of Brewster Place."
#LitsyPoetry365 @SharonGoforth
#BlackHistoryMonth

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I know Gloria Naylor is going to make me emotional but I'm ready.