A review by librarydosebykristy
Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda

5.0

There were so many things I loved about this book. It's not that it was without flaws, because it wasn't. It's just my ideal novel: gritty, lyrical, interesting, a little but supernatural, character driven. It reminded me A LOT of James Baldwin's work, particularly his stunning, although slightly overwrought novel, Another Country. Like that book, Visitation Street kind of knocked my socks off with its beautiful characterization and immense compassion for flawed characters.

The novel also reminded me of everything I loved about The Wire: original, honest portrayals of life in the projects and the tension between race and class and gentrification in the city. Oh! I loved this book.

I'm very excited to see what else Ivy Pochoda can do!

Read it!