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aprilatthelibrary's review against another edition
4.0
"...there's something more in me and there's something I wanna do that nobody see coming and I'm gonna go do this thing. I can do this thing. You know? And sometimes that's what being grown is. Knowing who you are, who you really are, even when no one else does."
Set in Washington DC, this book is a collection of stories about Black women, young and old, navigating life's "training school". They learn lessons in gentrification, respectability, relationships, politics, bias & prejudice and more. In every story in this collection, the women are just trying to establish who they are, and what that means for them in this world.
This book took me a while to read because I would put it down and read other books and then come back to it and then put it back down, etc. However, I did enjoy the book overall and I really liked that it was set in Washington DC.
Set in Washington DC, this book is a collection of stories about Black women, young and old, navigating life's "training school". They learn lessons in gentrification, respectability, relationships, politics, bias & prejudice and more. In every story in this collection, the women are just trying to establish who they are, and what that means for them in this world.
This book took me a while to read because I would put it down and read other books and then come back to it and then put it back down, etc. However, I did enjoy the book overall and I really liked that it was set in Washington DC.
jendella's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mcmontgomery's review against another edition
Nothing bad, just couldn’t get into it — reading felt like a chore
moneisha's review against another edition
Slow start. Didn’t hook me as soon as I began reading, so it made it harder to continue.
nytekit's review against another edition
2.0
This book was just...really not enjoyable. I didn’t care about any of the characters and the stories almost all fell flat to me. There were a couple of parts in a couple stories that were good but I could not tell you one character’s name, let alone one that I liked, and most came off very one-dimensional. If not for reading this for a book club, I probably wouldn’t have bothered finishing it.
1.5 stars
(The one fun thing from this book, since I’ve lived in DC for over a decade, is the consistent references to DC history and locales. That might bring a smile to your face if you have a connection to the city.)
1.5 stars
(The one fun thing from this book, since I’ve lived in DC for over a decade, is the consistent references to DC history and locales. That might bring a smile to your face if you have a connection to the city.)
mrstiabee's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to like this book of short stories even more, especially because they are all set in DC.
Unfortunately, I felt the characters were a bit flat and the majority of plot lines had no real climax or resolution. I can’t really say that any of the stories stuck with me. In fact, I feel like I’ve already forgotten many of them...
Unfortunately, I felt the characters were a bit flat and the majority of plot lines had no real climax or resolution. I can’t really say that any of the stories stuck with me. In fact, I feel like I’ve already forgotten many of them...
remigves's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0