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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
I enjoyed it, I didn't love it. The writing was beautiful and it was filled with so many nuggets of goodness. So much so that I didn't connect with the story. I forgot more than I thought I would; it's almost like I have I general outline of the plot with no filler.
I just don't think free verse is for me. For those who like it, it's worth the read.
I just don't think free verse is for me. For those who like it, it's worth the read.
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Beautiful!
I loved the poetry of each memory. I have so many images and colours in my head from Jacqueline Woodson's words.
I loved the poetry of each memory. I have so many images and colours in my head from Jacqueline Woodson's words.
I received a signed copy as a surprise from my sister and loved this book! Written in poetry, it spans the authors life living as a black woman through the 60’s. So eloquently written and makes you feel like a part of the family as you read it!
One of my favorite books of 2022 so far - I love Jacqueline Woodson’s writing. I’m not a poetry person at all, but the melding of memoir and poetry works so well here - I flew through this one. Woodson’s writing evoked so much, making it feel like you were with her living her childhood. Can’t wait to reread this one in a few years, and I’m excited to continue diving into the rest of her books. One of the best children’s authors working today by far. Read for Book Riot’s Read Harder 2022 challenge - a biography of an author you admire. (I did memoir instead).
Wonderful book- both style and substance.
Realized we grew up at the same time- some thing so similar and then clearly the different life she lived. realizing how much of early civil rights movement was happening in my early life…
Realized we grew up at the same time- some thing so similar and then clearly the different life she lived. realizing how much of early civil rights movement was happening in my early life…
I'm not usually a fan of poetry. Yet, this collection read like a novel. It had a beginning, middle, and end. It showed character development. It had stakes. So, to my surprise, I feel compelled to give it a five-star rating.
For those who might consider reading it, the poems tell the origin story of Jacqueline Woodson, the writer. It focuses heavily on her childhood experiences and ends somewhere around fifth grade. The setting moves between the time spent in the south with her grandparents to her life in the big city with her mother and siblings. These poems are a coming-of-age story pieced together by memory and emotion.
I'd recommend this to anyone willing to try something new, even if they're not a fan of poetry.
For those who might consider reading it, the poems tell the origin story of Jacqueline Woodson, the writer. It focuses heavily on her childhood experiences and ends somewhere around fifth grade. The setting moves between the time spent in the south with her grandparents to her life in the big city with her mother and siblings. These poems are a coming-of-age story pieced together by memory and emotion.
I'd recommend this to anyone willing to try something new, even if they're not a fan of poetry.
This was a great audiobook, read by the author, about the experiences of her Black family in 1960s and 1970s America--the South and the North--the rural and the urban--and all the love. I wish I had read the book so I could dig into some bigger themes in the work, but am so glad I listened to the audio for the personal connection and the aural of her work.
A beautifully written memoir in verse.
Summary: Jacqueline tells the story of her young years spent in South Carolina and New York during the 1960s and 1970s.
Summary: Jacqueline tells the story of her young years spent in South Carolina and New York during the 1960s and 1970s.