Helpful Score: 3
This book is absolutely exquisite!!! Definitely on my top 10 all time favorite books now. This book was just wonderful, I am very excited to pass it on to someone else. This is the author's first book, which makes it all the more astounding to find a story with such a intricate story of love, hate, loss and race. This book touched me deeply. Any book that can have your eyes brimming with tears or have you shouting at the pages through empathy and anger, you know the author has a very rare and wonderful talent. A definite must read!!!!
Helpful Score: 3
This is my number 1 favorite book! I have read a lot of books and this one moves me every time. I have read it many times and it never gets old. I have extra copies that I lend out all the time and everyone who has read it has really liked it as well. It's hard to put down, even when you know what happens. You can't miss with this one!!!
Helpful Score: 1
I don't know if this is an Oprah book. It sounds like one, with tragedy after tragedy. But unlike one of those, this has a nice amount of joy, some simple pleasures, and just the right kinds of love between human beings to alleviate the pain. It's a grand story of a 70 yr-old woman's sad life, recalled when she unbelievably takes in a mildly-retarded, mixed race child to raise. So wonderfully read by Ruby Dee, who does the voices of man, woman, child, perfectly. I really liked this book.
Helpful Score: 1
This was such an incredible book. I couldnt put it down. You want to laugh, cry, and shout for joy in each chapter. The main character Addy just touched my soul. So deep and beautifully written! A must read!
Helpful Score: 1
This was a fantastic book-it went between the lives of the little girl, Sharla, and the lady who was taking care of her after her mom dumped her to run away with her boyfriend. I couldn't put it down!
