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104 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781681375878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 16 November 2021
Description
A moving family biography in which the poet traces her family history back through Jim Crow, the slave trade, and all the way to the women of the Dahomey people in West Africa. Buffalo, New York. A father's funeral. Memory. In Generations, Lucille...
Community Reviews Summary of 136 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
inspiring 45%
sad 36%
hopeful 27%
informative 13%
challenging 11%
funny 9%
dark 6%
relaxing 4%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 17%
Average rating
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Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, Medical contentMinor
Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse
104 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781681375878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 16 November 2021
Description
A moving family biography in which the poet traces her family history back through Jim Crow, the slave trade, and all the way to the women of the Dahomey people in West Africa. Buffalo, New York. A father's funeral. Memory. In Generations, Lucille...
Community Reviews Summary of 136 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
inspiring 45%
sad 36%
hopeful 27%
informative 13%
challenging 11%
funny 9%
dark 6%
relaxing 4%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 17%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, Medical contentMinor
Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse