stella37 's review for:

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

3.0

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I was off to a roaring start on this yesterday, welcoming its change of pace with short story chapters for some historical context on Hattie's hard life and her children's experiences in Philadelphia. A LA Times review that ran in the Denver Post this morning tainted the rest of the book for me. I should have known better that to read someone else's take on this book (and noted shortcomings) before I finished.