bkish's review
4.0
A gem of a book. For me its based in my home place tho a different neighborhood in Brookyn NY which is Bushwick. Also she is an african american and those are her experiences in her youth. Its about friendship and heartbreak and a young woman coming into her own Self. Its also about her family a missing mother her dad and her brother. I loved this book!
katrinky's review
4.0
sparse, brutal, poetic, piercing. angela, who clenches her fists and dances, sylvia, who speaks french and betrays, gigi, who acts and has the long, thick hair and the coats draped on empty seats, and august, who believes her mother is still on her way, and studies rituals for the dead. a one-sitting book that requires an amount of time equal to reading it to sit quietly afterward and think about what it is to be a girl growing up in a big, searching, pushing city.
steds's review
4.0
As audiobook. Lyrical and poetic - more epic poem than novel. Gorgeous meditation on memory, loss, innocence and what we carry with us.
plan2read's review
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
cezanj's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bluestocking15's review
5.0
Beautiful
This is a beautifully written book. Read it in just a couple sittings. Would highly recommend if your a fan of good writing.
This is a beautifully written book. Read it in just a couple sittings. Would highly recommend if your a fan of good writing.
nadiatrotwood's review
4.0
This review is also posted and cataloged on my blog, Nadia Reviews.
Jacqueline Woodson's adult novel, Another Brooklyn, follows the childhood of August in 1970s Brooklyn. This is a deep and moving story about four teenage girls who saw the world in each other, but couldn't protect each other from the reality of it.
This book left me feeling melancholy. I was deeply saddened by the events of the novel and how realistic they were. The friendship between August and her three best friends is movie and one of the most realistic ones I've read in ages. Also, I love the early relationship between August and her brother.
The lyrical prose of this novel was almost overwhelming at times. I would stop to reread sentences over and over again. I had to take a break several times even though the novel was extremely short. The reality of the story and the prose was heart-wrenching, in the best way possible.
Overall, I loved the perspective of what it would have been like to be a brown girl growing up in 1970s Brooklyn. August deals with loss, abuse, and trauma. But she copes the best way she knows how and the overall tone is one of hope more than anything else. Hope for the brown girls of both the past and the future.
4/5
Jacqueline Woodson's adult novel, Another Brooklyn, follows the childhood of August in 1970s Brooklyn. This is a deep and moving story about four teenage girls who saw the world in each other, but couldn't protect each other from the reality of it.
This book left me feeling melancholy. I was deeply saddened by the events of the novel and how realistic they were. The friendship between August and her three best friends is movie and one of the most realistic ones I've read in ages. Also, I love the early relationship between August and her brother.
The lyrical prose of this novel was almost overwhelming at times. I would stop to reread sentences over and over again. I had to take a break several times even though the novel was extremely short. The reality of the story and the prose was heart-wrenching, in the best way possible.
Overall, I loved the perspective of what it would have been like to be a brown girl growing up in 1970s Brooklyn. August deals with loss, abuse, and trauma. But she copes the best way she knows how and the overall tone is one of hope more than anything else. Hope for the brown girls of both the past and the future.
4/5