Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Wednesday, May 19, 2021--San Antonio

 Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson is a short novel, but one with a fascinating story of 4 generations of a family spanning time from the Tulsa massacre which was followed by moves to Chicago and to two different locations in Brooklyn.  It is the story of mostly the women within a successful and educated (college degrees) Black family.  It is also a story of caution, love, alienation, declaring independence, and adapting.  The characters are fascinating.  The story is captivating.  I gave it 4 1/2 stars out of 5.

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