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| (Thank you to Other Press for providing me with a copy of this book!) |
about book:
A wildly original, incendiary story about race, redemption, the dangerous imbalances that continue to destabilize society, and speaking out for what’s right.
One could argue the story begins the night Allegra Douglass is awarded Distinguished Chair in Philosophy at her top-tier university in New York—the same night her grandmother dies—or before that: the day Allie left Birmingham and never looked back. Or even before that: the day her mother disappeared. But for our purposes Allie’s story begins at the end, when she is finally ready to tell her version of what happened with a white supremacist named Matthew Strong.
From the beginning, Allie had the clues: in a spate of possibly connected disappearances of other young Black women; in a series of recently restored plantation homes; in letters outlining an uprising; in maps of slave trade routes and old estates; in hidden caves and buried tunnels; and finally, in a confessional that should never have existed. They just have to make a case strong enough for the FBI and police to listen. This is when Allie herself disappears.
Allie is a survivor. She survived the newly post-Jim Crow south, she survived cancer, and she will survive being stalked and kidnapped by Matthew Strong, who seeks to ignite a revolution. The surprise in this doesn’t lie in the question of will she be taken; it lies in how she and her community outsmart a tactical madman.
my thoughts:
Wow! What a powerful and engaging story! The Confessions Of Matthew Strong by Ousmane K. Power-Greene is a must-read for everyone! The writing is excellent - thoughtful, smart, and riveting. The story is unputdownable - I mean it, I was up until 3am reading this book. It was just too damn good to put down for anything, even sleep.
Power-Greene has created a meaningful story that explores racism in academia, white supremacy, the black experience, identity, and family. His writing is moving and thought-provoking. You can't help but get caught up in the story and find yourself questioning the world around you. Talk about an eye-opening read.
Allie is an academic. She's a philosophy professor at the top of her game. And she's telling her story of being abducted by a white supremacist named Matthew Strong. She talks about everything - her past, her family's past, and her present. We find out about Allie's mom disappearing, her grandmother's passing, when she left Birmingham, the hate mail she received, her accomplishments, and the other young Black women who went missing - she shares it all. As for the police and FBI, well, they aren't listening to any of it - which is why so many young Black women are missing. And, Allie needs for them to listen.
The Confessions Of Matthew Strong is filled with history, mystery, suspense, and thrills. It is a story that will grab you right from the start and keep you turning pages faster and faster, because you have to find out what is going to happen to Allie, to everybody. This is one book you don't want to miss out on. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone looking for their next great read. Make sure to check it out!
Thank you to Other Press for providing me with a copy of this book!
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