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256 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747538325
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 13 October 1998
Description
This book is a memoir whose narrative features two voices - that of a black musician growing up in Brooklyn with his 11 brothers and 11 sisters; and his mother, daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox Jewish rabbi, who lives in a violently racist ...
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reflective 77%
inspiring 53%
hopeful 36%
informative 34%
sad 25%
funny 23%
challenging 20%
dark 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 13%
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Graphic
Racism, Death of parent, AntisemitismModerate
Child abuse, Sexual assault, CancerMinor
Abortion, Pregnancy, Police brutality
256 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747538325
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 13 October 1998
Description
This book is a memoir whose narrative features two voices - that of a black musician growing up in Brooklyn with his 11 brothers and 11 sisters; and his mother, daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox Jewish rabbi, who lives in a violently racist ...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,279 reviews
Moods
reflective 77%
inspiring 53%
hopeful 36%
informative 34%
sad 25%
funny 23%
challenging 20%
dark 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 13%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death of parent, AntisemitismModerate
Child abuse, Sexual assault, CancerMinor
Abortion, Pregnancy, Police brutality