meghanfulmer 's review for:

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

4.0

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I loved this book. From the first page, I was so interested in Hattie's character and her life. The story begins with Hattie--who moves from Georgia to Philadelphia in the 1920s-- and each chapter thereafter focuses on one of her eleven children. It was fascinating to me to see how all of the children, despite being raised by the same two parents, were so incredibly different. My one complaint about the book is that I was so engrossed in each character's story, and I was sad to leave each one behind and move to the next chapter. This was ultimately a fairly sad book; Hattie struggled for her entire life--financially, romantically, and as a mother--and this story paints a picture of a very real family and its many intricacies.