Trivia: The Invention of Wings: A Novel By Sue Monk Kidd (Trivia-On-Books) Paperback – 14 Dec. 2016

I enjoyed this book, albeit rather pedestrian in its structure. The juxtaposition of the two main protagonists' experiences, while initially interesting and illuminative, became in the end predictable and more mundane in each protagonists' worlds. In knowing what happened to Sarah whose story was imagined but based on documentary evidence, and leaving Handful, who was an entirely imagined creation, I felt the abuse meted out to Handful in the course of her slavery was perpetuated by the unpredictability of her future. But otherwise a book to keep you turning the pages.

The Invention of Wings' literary reputation precedes itself as both the book and the author have been honored with many a literary award. Widely read it has gained a cult-like status amongst the literati. In this book, Trivion Books cleverly weaves a book report in the form of a trivia game. I found that refreshing. I enjoyed the way that the trivia questions were presented in a multiple choice, each taking the brain on a bit of mind tripping on the historical times that the story takes place, the likely answer, and finally the choice and the right answer. I love the way each answer is then fleshed out with a summary pertinent to the original book and the question. Adroitly written, greatly enjoyed!

I was hood-winked by Amazon into believing that I was buying "The Invention of Wings" : a Novel. As I was reading this on my Kindle, I wondered if I was missing something. It turns out that I was missing the novel! This is nothing more than a marketing scam to lure readers into buying the actual novel. Why does the title say "The Invention of Wings: A Novel"? What I actually received was text that required about 30 minutes to answer various questions about the "novel". If Amazon continues this kind of trickery, I will discontinue buying my books from Amazon.

This gives the author'd fictionalized account of the Grimke' sisters and their family context, which is interesting if one has no other background in early abolition and women's rights. The story is well conceptualized and structures. However, it is just another tale of the evil of slavery through the eyes of a slave herself and a white woman who sees into the darkness of this institution. A similar story has also been told in "The Kitchen House" and perhaps other recent novels, so one wonders why this content and particular literary format is suddenly so popular.

Held my interest from page 1. Loved the characters. Profound at parts, and sometimes funny.

I bought this by accident, thinking it was the actual book "The Invention of Wings".