A review by black_girl_reading
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

5.0

Jacqueline Woodson’s Red at the Bone had me missing my family like no other. About a family of refugees from the Tulsa massacre who end up in Brooklyn, this book is about Black identity and community forged through bonds of love, through enduring self preservation, through knowing what is safe and what is yours, through wanting better for yours, and through a grounded strength even in times of enormous tragedy. Most of all though, this book is an exploration of the ties that bind a family, and of the decisions that fracture it in the face of a teenage pregnancy and the life that comes out of it. This book was lyrical, it was visceral, it resonated part of my own family and I felt it right down into my own bones. I loved it, and even more so, I loved listening to it - it was narrated by multiple voice actors, our faves among them, and also by Woodson herself. Do yourself a favour and get this book. Thank you @librofm for this audiobook, opinions are my own.