lmfm 's review for:

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
2.0

The writing itself was beautiful, but the story was depressing and frustrating. It's really a series of vignettes spanning many decades, each one about one of Hattie's children. Each one has only minimal, if any, connection to any other story (despite each chapter being about a sibling!) and almost none has any sort of resolution. I felt very removed from any emotional connection and I couldn't find myself invested in any of the characters.