honestly, seems like a book about a horny man?

Interesting concept and definitely some beautiful moments, really strong female friendship but also kind of like a tawdry Bollywood movie, strong with violence but tepid with actual meaning

I started reading this since I am working in social care this summer and got incredibly frustrated with the lack of information in the area, especially with regards to foster children’s medical and dental health. While this book didn’t clear up any of my original questions, namely the blatant lack of accountability of the state or the resource parent in the children’s medical health, it did help create a sense of the structure and history of foster care in America. The personal stories are touching, if heartbreaking, and the author marks clear grounds on what foster care can and can’t provide, the burdens placed on it and possible alternate structures. A stirring read.

Hilarious, heart rending, exciting and above all relatable! I loved all the little details that were included in this book which made it feel authentic and realistic, like the never ending tension in the immigrant child and parent relationship, though it was rendered with compassion instead of judgement. A1 read!

Really precise, well documented account of state sponsored segregation in America both in the past and present day. Intriguing because the author’s analysis of historic laws and their ongoing social, economic and political implications are presented in a way that makes the relationships very apparent.

What strikes you the most as you read this incredibly diverse and well written collection is the similarities between the stories, the collective hurt and anger and violence manifested in so many ways and the lingering trauma that scatters itself like the bones in an ancient burial site. It is not a new story but a necessary one to be told again and again.

Half personal memoir, half sociological text, this book is engrossing as the author outlines her path to creating BLM. What is most touching is the way, like Jesmyn Ward, black men are humanized and contextualized.

Confusing and dense like a good dolce de leche cake with a strong cup of Colombian coffee.

Ambling portrait of a modern day writer though gets rambling and confused at the end.