A review by kimnlove56
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo  Brown

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the second novel with autobiographical groundings I've read in the past few weeks. And like the other (Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being), this one uses magical realism to bend whatever truth is behind the story. The author is certainly not sugar-coating her story, but by adding the magical elements to the telling, she's able to ease us through the events in a way I found quite effective. 

There are sections of the book that flip back and forth from two seemingly unrelated scenes, and in listening to the audio version of the book, it was a little difficult to catch on when this was happening. But that would be my only complaint. 
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