Generations: A Memoir by Lucille Clifton

Generations: A Memoir

Lucille Clifton

79 pages first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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Buffalo. A father's funeral. Memory. And Lucille Clifton merges her formidable weapons of poetry with the power of her prose, giving us a memoir of stark and profound beauty. Her story focuses on the lives of Caroline, "born among the Dahomey peop...

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Moods

reflective 88%
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

fast 56%
medium 26%
slow 17%

Average rating

4.4

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