As a woman born, raised and still residing in the South— I find this book very cliché and unidentifiable. This book is what people think we‘re like & not what/who

It was readable... no real twists and turns. It wasn‘t bad, pretty straight forward.

It is worth reading if nothing else, just to see how unjust our country really is. It‘s heartbreaking & disappointing to see as well. It goes on to show/remind you that a broken environment can have detrimental consequences.

“...the opposite of poverty isn‘t wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice...”

Devastatingly beautiful. This novel demonstrates a hope that exceeds understanding. Perseverance and endurance at its finest. It goes to show the mind (and love) if a powerful thing.

I got the point...but the story (overall) just didn‘t do it for me. It was either too much or too little. It didn‘t flow very well imo

It‘s worth reading if you can handle it. Keep tissues near. Hannah definitely makes you reflect on a gruesome past.

Started very dark the continued to get lighter as the book progressed.

This book is phenomenal. The portrayal of 4 different African American fathers and the love between Celeste & Roy is almost tangible. I could not put this book down. It‘s so raw and real... my heart was tugged every which way. Job well done Miss Jones. Job well done.

Ah! My heartstrings—Audrey tugged them, broke them, mended them back together & strained them. I can‘t tell you whether I‘m coming or going at the moment. Phenomenal!

A struggle to finish. A bit inconclusive. I get the point, but writing could have been better. Then again, it‘s from the perspective of a black female from the UK. I‘m a black girl from America. Our views may be different.

Read for a book club. I‘ve read better psycho thrillers, but interesting twists and turn. Don‘t plan on reading again.... will update if my views change after the meeting.

It was okay. A quick read feel good story.

Very satisfied with the ending (not the epilogue). It took me awhile to read because I kept convincing myself that I wasn‘t interested. Glad I kept on keeping on. Very interesting perspectives.

Won‘t make my top 50 list. I was hoping for some type of closure, but didn‘t get it. Too choppy for me.

Definitely a must read!

It took me awhile to get into it, but once I did I could not put it down. It‘s 2:34a EST & my mind is racing. We‘ve all been Tara Westover in one way or another. Maybe not as extreme (maybe more so). We‘ve all had to come to the crossroads where you believe & move forward with the past or step into an unknown & uncomfortable future.

Very descriptive. Really enjoyed the story line.

“I‘m a very easy man to understand, Sayuri... I don‘t like things held up for me that I cannot have...”

“It was what we Japanese called the onion life, peeling away a layer at a time and crying all the while.”

“As a younger woman, I believed passion must surely fade with age, just as a cup left standing in a room will gradually give up its contents to the air.”

I wanted to like the book more than I do. To me, some of the dots just didn‘t connect.

“Most of us [live] in a state of constant collaboration, tweaking one area of life in hopes of bringing more steadiness to another.”

“Until now, I‘d constructed my existence carefully, tucking & folding every loose & disorderly bit of it.... He was like a wind that threatened to unsettle everything...”

Michelle Obama‘s love & respect for her father moves me to tears. It reminds me of my own relationship with my father, who (by the way) gave me the book.

Falling in love with Michelle Obama‘s mother, Mrs. Robinson.

I am struggling to get through this book 😳