Generations: A Memoir by Lucille Clifton

Generations: A Memoir

Lucille Clifton

79 pages first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Buffalo. A father's funeral. Memory. And Lucille Clifton merges her formidable weapons of poetry with the power of her prose, giving us a memoir of stark and profound beauty. Her story focuses on the lives of Caroline, "born among the Dahomey peop...

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Moods

reflective 92%
emotional 66%
inspiring 44%
sad 33%
hopeful 25%
informative 11%
challenging 7%
relaxing 7%
dark 3%
funny 3%

Pace

fast 62%
medium 25%
slow 11%

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