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This graphic could've been cut down by at least 500 pages. The graphics were breath taking, but the dialogue became repetitive around about page 300 or so. If you want to read it, I'd suggest being aware of the religious content involved and the violence mixed with nudity that you're going to see. This is definitely not a feel good book. Read with caution!
That was a very interesting read. I would've preferred if the ending was different. Larson seem to create a drastic ending that didn't really fit well with the level of deception in which her character, Clare Kendry partook in. I would love to know what happens to Clare'sdaughter though.
A bit dull in the beginning, but the main character does end up having some redeeming characteristics. All in all, it was just an ok read. Hopefully, the movie will be better when I get a chance to watch it.
This book turned into a dnf for me. I wanted to love this book soooooo bad. I pushed myself as far as I could to read until the end however, I just couldn't. While I respect Assata and all that she did for the African-American race, I was unimpressed by her memoir.
When it comes to memoirs or books based on individuals coming of age, I like to read these books to figure out what the protagonist or subject of the book learned from everything that happened to him/her. For the majority of Assata's story, there seemed to be a wall up between her and her audience. I found this to be especially true in terms of the chapters that Assata wrote about her childhood. In these chapters, I felt a strong urge to question the validity of certain events based on how Assata wrote them using such a blasé tone about different events like, how she frequently ran away from home and lived on her own for long periods of time as a child. Even though these events may have happened just as she wrote them, the tone in which she wrote each event forced me to take her verbal recaps with a grain of salt.
Furthermore, I felt as if her misspelling of America and the word "I" were too forced. In each instance where she did this, it struck me as a contrived writing tick that may have been meant to mean something, but never really got fully explained to the reader forcing this habit to become just another thing for her audience to guess at. Looking at other people's interpretation of Assata's autobiography, I would speculate that the habit of misspelling America's name was meant to show disrespect or hatred for America however, I'm still unsure of the actual meaning behind this.
Overall, I felt dissatisfied with this book. Assata's story came highly recommended from people gushing over it left and right yet, I felt as if Assata's delivery of her life's story lacked depth. I do not dispute that Assata has more than enough to be angry about in her life, but the manner in which she portrays her feelings in the book don't really show any growth from her first being arrested up to the point I read to (which was about 125 pages) where she's like 13 living on her own with a drag queen as a mentor. Nonetheless, I can attest to learning a good deal about the American justice system from her autobiography. I would recommend this book to someone who is an avid history buff, African-African Literature lover, or extremely fond of feminist narratives.
When it comes to memoirs or books based on individuals coming of age, I like to read these books to figure out what the protagonist or subject of the book learned from everything that happened to him/her. For the majority of Assata's story, there seemed to be a wall up between her and her audience. I found this to be especially true in terms of the chapters that Assata wrote about her childhood. In these chapters, I felt a strong urge to question the validity of certain events based on how Assata wrote them using such a blasé tone about different events like, how she frequently ran away from home and lived on her own for long periods of time as a child. Even though these events may have happened just as she wrote them, the tone in which she wrote each event forced me to take her verbal recaps with a grain of salt.
Furthermore, I felt as if her misspelling of America and the word "I" were too forced. In each instance where she did this, it struck me as a contrived writing tick that may have been meant to mean something, but never really got fully explained to the reader forcing this habit to become just another thing for her audience to guess at. Looking at other people's interpretation of Assata's autobiography, I would speculate that the habit of misspelling America's name was meant to show disrespect or hatred for America however, I'm still unsure of the actual meaning behind this.
Overall, I felt dissatisfied with this book. Assata's story came highly recommended from people gushing over it left and right yet, I felt as if Assata's delivery of her life's story lacked depth. I do not dispute that Assata has more than enough to be angry about in her life, but the manner in which she portrays her feelings in the book don't really show any growth from her first being arrested up to the point I read to (which was about 125 pages) where she's like 13 living on her own with a drag queen as a mentor. Nonetheless, I can attest to learning a good deal about the American justice system from her autobiography. I would recommend this book to someone who is an avid history buff, African-African Literature lover, or extremely fond of feminist narratives.
After binge watching all five seasons of Orphan Black and basically being engrossed in that dark and gruesome fictional (honestly it could be reality in the very near future) world, I need something light and sweet to read. This book was funny and the perfect palette cleanser after that show. It had its moments with the stereotyping of the Latinxa best friend doing what author called a "Latin head wiggle" and using random Spanish platitudes to comfort her Irish friend, but I enjoyed this book aside from this one hiccup.
It took me almost 7 times of picking this book up and putting it down however, I've finally finished it and can exact a verdict for it.
Truthfully, I don't think I'd ever read this book again because it came across more like a fun and comical read oppose to the serious mystery I thought it would be. The characters in this book have the feel of being doppelgängers of characters from the hot tv show, The Big Bang Theory. Each character is nerdy and well versed in their craft, but also have the characteristic trait of being either socially awkward or too self-involved.
For instance, if given the chance, I would've liked to have gone into the book to shake Clay, the main character, and tell him, "listen Kat (his love interest) is just an intellectual gold digger. All she wants is your discovery and a chance for a promotion at Google besides that smh she's not here for you or your thoughts." To me, Kat only ever seemed to want to talk about her ideas and never bothered to really listen to Clay and that bothered me, a lot.
I'd recommend this book for those of you who want to have fun reading a mystery from a quirky and intellectual point of view, but if you're not into geek speak maybe pass this one over.
Truthfully, I don't think I'd ever read this book again because it came across more like a fun and comical read oppose to the serious mystery I thought it would be. The characters in this book have the feel of being doppelgängers of characters from the hot tv show, The Big Bang Theory. Each character is nerdy and well versed in their craft, but also have the characteristic trait of being either socially awkward or too self-involved.
For instance, if given the chance, I would've liked to have gone into the book to shake Clay, the main character, and tell him, "listen Kat (his love interest) is just an intellectual gold digger. All she wants is your discovery and a chance for a promotion at Google besides that smh she's not here for you or your thoughts." To me, Kat only ever seemed to want to talk about her ideas and never bothered to really listen to Clay and that bothered me, a lot.
I'd recommend this book for those of you who want to have fun reading a mystery from a quirky and intellectual point of view, but if you're not into geek speak maybe pass this one over.