Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) [NOOK Book]

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I wanted to buy the book not sparknotes. Wasn't labeled well. Just searched for the book and hit nook version and this is what I got. Got no help from customer service either. Wanted to give no stars.

Great Read... Full of History!

Having Our Say is a book of wonderful history. The Delany sisters are truly unique ladies and the story they tell is spectacular. They lived a long time and went though a lot of different events in their lives and managed to tell it with excellence. These two ladies grew old together and shared all of their memoires with the reader. They have lots to share with the world and it certainly is a good thing they got the chance. The sisters did great things with their lives despite being put down and judged based upon the fact that they were a different race and different gender than other people. They overcame adversity and shined as bright as anyone else in their professions. Bessie worked as a dentist for many years along side her brother in the practice they started together and became the second black woman allowed to practice dentistry in New York City. Sarah worked as a teacher in New York City and was the first black home economics teacher appointed to that position at a high school level. The Delany sisters accomplished many things in the time they were alive and I am so glad they told the world about it. This book was written with such excellence that if you are a fan of non-fiction books I believe that you would really enjoy the book. These two sassy women managed to put a century's worth of events into one novel and I had such a great time reading it. The way they describe their lives is one of a kind and could not be told better. Both of the sisters have an interesting view on life and they use those views to tell the same story two different ways. The reader will get wrapped up in the lives of the Delany sisters by reading this book. It is an exceptional read and the way certain events are described makes you never want to put the book down. The word choice used to tell the stories of their lives is fantastic. They convey their lives in such a way that you fall in love with these two sisters. I laughed and cried my way though this book and would read it again and end up liking it more than I do now. They have a way of telling the past that makes you feel like you are experiencing these events with them. These two women are sassy, fun, and hilarious. The lives they lived were quite unique and the fact that they got through them with a positive attitude in the end is amazing. They dealt with many hardships and many joys and after all was sad and done looked back at their lives with immense happiness. I am inspired by these two ladies. The Delany sisters have lived such incredible lives. They wrote this book about there crazy and amazing lives so they could have their say. They have told their story and it will never be forgotten.

Doesent give chapter by chapter

This book doesent go into each chapter of the book. The discreptions says it does but it is the same as the free version on sparknotes.com

Two Old ladies

These old women are truly icons of their times. I found their stories both amusing and sad. We have a ways to go in this country. These women proved that there is hope and that we can make it if we remain focused.

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The Delany Sisters

I really enjoyed reading this book it gave me more of an insight on what it was like growing up during civil war time and through out the civil rights movement. I would also like to add that reading this book has made the Delany sisters, Bessie and Sadie someone I admire simply because they didn't hold grudges and they constantly thanked God and made it through, Their just a great sisters and I admire that type of sibling bonding.

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