Oh, absolutely. I haven't read it in years, so my memory is a little hazy, but it's absolutely a book that sticks with you. Without giving any plot points away, it's really a book that illustrates what life was like for black Americans in the 1930s. It was written around that time, and I think Wright was one of the first authors who captured the reality of race and class issues that dominated the lives of black Americans.

It's considered a classic of modern literature, and when I saw that you had Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and Harper Lee on your list, I thought it would be right up your alley.