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This autobiography in verse was truly remarkable, and very moving. The interwoven tales of her interactions with friends, families and life in the 60s kept me turning the pages, and I found myself reluctant to put the book down for things like eating and sleeping.
The grandmother's reluctance to rock the boat even after the laws had changed was a very real but very sad true aspect of life.
The way in which the author came to her talent for words was outstanding. I'm not a big fan of novels or bio ...more
The grandmother's reluctance to rock the boat even after the laws had changed was a very real but very sad true aspect of life.
The way in which the author came to her talent for words was outstanding. I'm not a big fan of novels or bio ...more
This is the first book I've read by Woodson. I admit, I didn't know much about her or her work, besides seeing some of her titles on the shelves. After hearing the rave reviews, including Marley Dias from her #1000blackgirlbooks campaign, I moved this up the reading queue.
I'm not sure if this considered "poetry" or "free verse", but this particular style took me a while to get into. As readers we're accustomed to memoirs written in straight narrative, but I read a quote by Woodson,
"Memory doesn' ...more
I'm not sure if this considered "poetry" or "free verse", but this particular style took me a while to get into. As readers we're accustomed to memoirs written in straight narrative, but I read a quote by Woodson,
"Memory doesn' ...more
Mar 13, 2015
Jennette Neville
marked it as to-read
