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Red Dust Road: An Autobiographical Journey by Jackie Kay

hollysbookcornerx's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

zfieldsteel's review against another edition

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This is a lovely book. Sometimes I found the non-chronology a little hard to follow, but other than that it was pretty much perfect.

annetjeberg's review against another edition

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5.0

Non fiction that reads as fiction. I really enjoyed this impactful read. Highly recommended

edeh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

charlottesometimes's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

kristiana28's review against another edition

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5.0

A wonderful read ! Loved every page of it. Such a great journey into finding her birth parents & expanding the family.
Definitely recommend reading it. Lovely journey into the travels of UK & Nigeria ! Would definately read this again!

cutlet's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.5

dannymason_1's review against another edition

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3.0

I wasn't sure I'd enjoy this because I can be a bit sceptical of the cottage industry that surrounds a lot of the more socially conscious memoirs, but this avoided all the usual pitfalls by not sensationalising the events while still telling a really engaging story. Jackie Kay also could clearly take a more academic approach to these topics but chooses to write in a more accessible way that still integrates those ideas and makes them feel intuitive.

cami19's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

verityvee's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.75