oprah_wimpy's reviews
402 reviews

An easy to read coming of age story based in a very rural small community in the 1880s. Decent storyline.

Less of a audiobook and more of a verbal retelling of a tragic story about a young black woman. Gripping and heartbreaking what her family has had to endure. Eye opening to the amount of young black women who are overlooked by the media. We failed her. I've told everyone I know on a journey to educate themselves about what it is to deal with racism and being black in America to listen to the book. A kick in the ass about the work we still need to do.

Side note, I really enjoyed the author's trigger warnings throughout the book. At the beginning of sections that would have topics that would endanger someone's peace of mind (topics including abuse, self harm etc), she advised that the topic would be included. We need more author's like this. Bravo.

The life she lead intrigued me. The fundamentalist religious belief system sounds scary but not unheard of coming from rural America myself. It is astonishing what lengths people will go based on faith alone. The stories of abuse gripped and shook me. The well rounded woman she became after a life so grim gives me hope.

Nothing super new in the book, but there are some good reference charts and things. Really nice for beginners.

So glad I purchased this book. I'll definitely be coming back to it.