Title: All Love Prohibited
Author: Anders Eklof
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1949804666
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 388
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Review
The author starts All Love Prohibited by taking readers back to the sixties. . . I appreciated the protagonist Leif Karlsson, from the onset. I was taken by his ways of thinking. . .
There are a number of themes the author incorporated in his book but the most covered theme was racial segregation of black folks in America. I virtually felt as if I was in Alabama when I started reading the book. Anders Eklof’s narrating skills are admirable. Readers will be able to follow through every story in every chapter with ease.
Leif and Hailee’s story is beautiful. The two broke barriers and did what was mostly frowned upon back then. I enjoyed reading their conversations and what they achieved despite the racial tensions in the South. I hoped the two stayed together forever. Romance, politics, race and ethnicity, societal standards of beauty in the sixties, war and military battles were the most discussed themes. Vietnamese history and the Vietnam war were referenced a number of times in the book. This was a good thing by the author, especially for history enthusiasts. I enjoyed reading about the mentioned themes because Anders covered them in the most brilliant way possible. One could feel how smooth the story flowed and still note down the subjects the author discussed.
This book is a great read. The characters are well placed and the plot of the story never gets dull. There are new developments after every few paragraphs and this makes the book exciting to read. Anders Eklof is a first-rate writer. His book makes a great collection for everyone’s literature compilation. . . Everyone should read this book, especially those who think we live in a post-racial country. We have so much work to do to overcome the past, and we are still repeating the horrific mistakes. All Love Prohibited is an easy read, and recommended to anyone wanting (or needing) to understand our shrinking world and the blurring of color, cultural or religious lines.