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mimima 's review for:
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
by Ayana Mathis
The story unfolds through short stories about Hattie's children (the 12 Tribes of the title) all revolving around the axis of Hattie, who moved to Philadelphia from the South in the 1920s. Through grief, poverty, and youth, she is unable to be the mother that the children need her to be.
Unfortunately I think that the way the story is structured keeps you distant from the characters as you never really get to know any one strongly. Although, in many ways, it is how you'd know a family that you were acquainted with and their story, without directly being told.
To answer a dear friend, the writing was pleasant, but not brilliant. I did enjoy the glimpses into the Great Migration history but it wasn't fleshed out well for me. I suspect there were some references that I missed, though.
A Book Club read, I'll be interested in hearing what others thought.
Unfortunately I think that the way the story is structured keeps you distant from the characters as you never really get to know any one strongly. Although, in many ways, it is how you'd know a family that you were acquainted with and their story, without directly being told.
To answer a dear friend, the writing was pleasant, but not brilliant. I did enjoy the glimpses into the Great Migration history but it wasn't fleshed out well for me. I suspect there were some references that I missed, though.
A Book Club read, I'll be interested in hearing what others thought.