Madison’s Reviews > Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance > Status Update
Madison
is 58% done
on page 147 of 254. i really dislike this woman, she seems completely unsympathetic (like, how are you gonna refuse to allow your abused daughter to get divorced when you’ve been divorced twice!). i’m convinced the author hates her and is writing a hit piece cause she’s not going out of her way to be nice to her
— Mar 12, 2026 09:10PM
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Madison
is 80% done
on page 202/254. she’s still throwing parties but she’s given up all pretense of working for the company and just spends a bunch of money renovating her event spaces even thought they lose her money. she’s literally just a socialite, famous because of her mother. also the business were were working toward failed within a year😭
— Mar 13, 2026 08:15PM
Madison
is 41% done
read 40 while waiting to get my temporary crown yesterday. we’re getting there!
— Mar 11, 2026 07:41AM
Madison
is 24% done
there’s only 254 substantive pages (i’m not reading footnotes babe). so much dumb bitchery that i cannot condone. am finding it difficult to care about this woman and want to read her story but i will persevere! sigh
— Mar 07, 2026 05:32PM
Madison
is on page 18 of 384
this book only has ~245 pages of reading material so this percentage isn’t exactly right. i don’t like the writing style of this at all. i’m guessing the historical record is sparse but it’s a bit confusing how she’s written this. it’s not really a narrative, it’s like spitting facts at me? but in a non compelling way? i don’t know how to explain this
— Mar 04, 2026 05:44AM
