panAudiobook. Book club. Just couldn‘t get into it. Maybe that‘s due to the story being so short. Yes, this book was incredibly hard hotting for it being so short. I‘m just used to - and like - longer books. This story is about a young couple having a baby and not wanting her to stop the young mother‘s journey to college. Felt disjointed. Said it was about classism, but I didn‘t get that.
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I was incredibly impressed by Woodson‘s use of language. This book is short - the audiobook is only 4 hours long - but the amount she conveyed in such a small amount of space, using so few words was remarkable.
The story also jumped around so much, to different points in time & different points of view, but somehow I was never confused. I don‘t know how she did that! I will definitely be looking for more of her work in the future.
pickIn short, vividly realized vignettes that jump between past and present, Woodson unspools a poetic, powerful and engaging story about family, history, class, status, and education as well as generational trauma, teenage longing and what it is to love and be loved. It goes without saying the book is beautifully written and that it‘s a meaningful, engaging story— Woodson after all—but I‘ll say it anyway. A fast, entertaining read.
Red at the Bone was a great read for anyone who enjoys literary fiction!
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panI did not enjoy this. I only finished it because it was a book club pick
so-soThis just wasn't for me, but there's no denying Woodson's talent for storytelling. I won't read any more of her, but I appreciate those who love her.
I will say, however, that the first sentence really caught my eye: "But that afternoon there was an orchestra playing." I'm not sure I've ever read a book that started with the word "but".
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Litsy wasn‘t letting me post last night 🙄anyway this is a re-read for me but Im doing audio instead of print. While it‘s a multi cast narration and it has Bahni Turpin, I‘m not LOVING the audio as much as I thought I would. Somehow, the words felt more special when I heard them in my mind instead of out loud 🤷🏼♀️ Im still enjoying the story though!!
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Haven't gotten much reading done in the past week as we've been settling back into life as a party of four - oldest daughter is home from Boston U for the summer! ☺ Finally diving into this one today for #Authoramonth.
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