A review by cclift1114
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was already impressed with the writing in Black Cake, and in this book Wilkerson upped her game even more. I appreciated this multigenerational story of both trauma and triumph, and agree that real-life stories like this are integral not only to the families that are the living result of them, but also the very history of this country. I will say that I was confused and thought that I had somehow missed what the inscription on the bottom of Old Mo was early on, but Wilkerson really just plays extremely coy with it till the very end.