Native Son is another one of those books I’m reading because it’s on multiple top 100 novels lists, and, oddly enough, they keep ending up to be fabulous. This one was no exception to that rule. I really like books that not only have a terrific plot line, but make me think about the world that they are set in and how things are different now, or worse, how things have not changed at all and really should have by now. Please read this, particularly the defense’s monologue at the end. It’s long, but it makes such relevant points that more people should pay attention to.