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A review by korilondon
Training School for Negro Girls by Camille Acker
3.0
This book won’t be for everyone.
Its the experiences and lessons of black girl hood, womanhood and what it all means as we age framed on the streets of DC.
These stories really shined in presenting narratives that asked an underlying question while leaving the answer up to the reader .
I do think it seemed a bit one sided as we transitioned to womanhood. All the women seemed unhappy and unsatisfied with their life which made the book drag at some points for me . It’s like is this all we can do? Begin the pursuit of something and be left to settle and wonder ?
I would of liked to have seen a story about a black woman being satisfied with her life . I think this would of helped the pacing and overall sentiment . Because at times the tone was very dreary and read like the title should been, “a series of unfortunate events for black women”.
But I do think the author captured beautifully the complexity of black womanhood from person to person .although this is something you must do the work as a reader to capture . She doesn’t spell it all out.
Its the experiences and lessons of black girl hood, womanhood and what it all means as we age framed on the streets of DC.
These stories really shined in presenting narratives that asked an underlying question while leaving the answer up to the reader .
I do think it seemed a bit one sided as we transitioned to womanhood. All the women seemed unhappy and unsatisfied with their life which made the book drag at some points for me . It’s like is this all we can do? Begin the pursuit of something and be left to settle and wonder ?
I would of liked to have seen a story about a black woman being satisfied with her life . I think this would of helped the pacing and overall sentiment . Because at times the tone was very dreary and read like the title should been, “a series of unfortunate events for black women”.
But I do think the author captured beautifully the complexity of black womanhood from person to person .although this is something you must do the work as a reader to capture . She doesn’t spell it all out.