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4.53 AVERAGE
4.53 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
This is difficult to rate. I think Sinclair is a great writer and I think that this is a great memoir, but it took a while for me to get into it. After hour four or so, I was hooked.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Sinclair offers an inside look at Rasta life, in such a beautiful way that you are inside this family with her bearing witness to her upbringing. Hers is a very compelling story, and it's so important for us to hear each other's stories.
I think this book will also resonate with others who have and/or had complex relationships with fathers, esp if you're also an immigrant.
I think this book will also resonate with others who have and/or had complex relationships with fathers, esp if you're also an immigrant.
dark
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I did enjoy this book, the nature of the book does make it hard to say that, but it was a fascinating insight into Safiya's life and a snapshot of Jamaican life. I thought the addition of a bit of history of Rastafarianism was really helpful. But I just didn't vibe with all the prose, it was a little too flowery for me at times. I'm not a particular fan of poetry and I think some of it went over my head, I did also find the references to something about to change or get worst was overused. But I liked it more than not.