A great read

[AKAtude]

So, let me make sure I understand what you are saying. Some of the characters in the book are members of my beloved sorority and are described by the author as the stereotypical AKA? If this is correct, then are you saying that the author is uninformed, or does the author make certain to show that these are simply stereotypes that are not representative of members of AKA?

[bdown4U]

For those of you are avid readers, I suggest that you place "Passing" by Patricia Jones on your list of must reads. It deals with class, skin color, and tradition issues. Also, some of the characters are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha and it is interesting to note how they play exactly into the stereotype that a few uninformed persons associate with the members of AKA Inc.

[bdown4U]

No, I am not saying that the author is uninformed. I was speaking in reference to those generally uniformed persons who like to place labels on members of AKA. For example, many people will equate members of the sorority with light skin, long hair, and a snobby attitude refusing to acknowlege any other pertinent factors. In the novel, it seems as if Jones tries to intentionally appeal to those members of her readership who harbor this exact nonsense about the sorority.
I feel that this author is very much informed, simply because of the manner in which she chooses to depict the AKA member characters towards the end of the novel. I will leave that up to you to discover!!

[AKAtude]

Thank you for the clarification.

[CrimsonTide4]

I read this book last summer and it was a difficult read at first. I enjoyed the book because even if the characters had not been members of AKA, it spoke to the INTRA- racial prejudice that we have against our own people. That was one of the messages of the story as well as the message of how sometimes to escape our past, we truly hurt those who love us for who we are.