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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Another Brooklyn is such a unique book. The style that Jacqueline Woodson uses while telling the story of Gigi, Angela, August, and Sylvia is not the typical book format. There are flashbacks to the life that was and how they became who they are today.
This book is told from the perspective of a young black girl growing up in Brooklyn. There are horrors that no young girl should have to know about much less deal with that is in the everyday life of these girls. The loss of a mother, the murders of white women, and the drugs are just a few that stuck with me. One thing I did like is the parents. Most of the adults in this book are responsible and take care of their children. The parents treat the girls like the ages that they are, keeping them inside when it is not safe, guiding them to become successful by going to school, and checking out who their friends are.
While this is not my usual type of read it was interesting to get a glimpse into the lives of those living in Brooklyn, NY during the 1970’s. It is a place I have never visited yet I could see the fire hydrants spraying water in the heat, the apartments with the windows cracked and people sitting at them, and I could picture the people walking the sidewalks looking up at the different apartments. The descriptions were realistic making it easy to get pulled into the story. I would recommend picking up your own copy
This book is told from the perspective of a young black girl growing up in Brooklyn. There are horrors that no young girl should have to know about much less deal with that is in the everyday life of these girls. The loss of a mother, the murders of white women, and the drugs are just a few that stuck with me. One thing I did like is the parents. Most of the adults in this book are responsible and take care of their children. The parents treat the girls like the ages that they are, keeping them inside when it is not safe, guiding them to become successful by going to school, and checking out who their friends are.
While this is not my usual type of read it was interesting to get a glimpse into the lives of those living in Brooklyn, NY during the 1970’s. It is a place I have never visited yet I could see the fire hydrants spraying water in the heat, the apartments with the windows cracked and people sitting at them, and I could picture the people walking the sidewalks looking up at the different apartments. The descriptions were realistic making it easy to get pulled into the story. I would recommend picking up your own copy
Beautiful. Leaves a dull ache - not too painful, but not to be forgotten.
Gorgeous. A book that should be read by everyone. Woodson does a masterful job describing what it is like to be a young girl. There is a reason this is being nominated for so many awards. I read it in one sitting.
This was a stunning narration of the life of a young girl and her friends, growing through the years in Brooklyn. Different lives, different tragedies, but they still all came together to be practically one being as ephemeral as it may have been.
I think the author’s writing was amazing; it was interesting, unique, and engaging. This was a quick read when I actually had the time to sit and read it, but I think it was a great read.
I think the author’s writing was amazing; it was interesting, unique, and engaging. This was a quick read when I actually had the time to sit and read it, but I think it was a great read.
Another Brooklyn is an ode to childhood, the dreams we hold close, the people we hold closer, and the deep ache of letting it all go when the time comes. Woodson, indeed, reminds us that there will come a time when we have to let go of the truths we thought we knew. That's what growing up is - the delicate line that separates believing and knowing from experience. The pain of reality slices through picture-perfect explanations and rationalizations that kept us safe as children, but feel shallow and unreachable once you've experienced enough life. Woodson's prose is quite poetic, with vivid descriptions of both setting and how the characters feel in a given moment. The reality of girlhood was penned with raw, beautiful storytelling that will have women everywhere feeling understood, validated, and seen.
Beautiful and sad, haunting and thought-provoking.