Ms Woodson's writing is such a treat. The poetical free verse just rolls. The descriptions of time with her grandfather were what took this book from 4 to 5 stars. My mistake was reading the ebook from the library which doesn't allow me to mark my favorite parts. Will definitely read again.

A first graphic book for me, but after the first few pages it was extremely readable. Then funny, then endearing, then relatable, then sad and sweet. I would highly recommend it to anyone with aging parents, our people my age who have watched their parents and families go throws this life event.

It is impossible to rate or review this book on its own merits. If there was no TKAM, this book is a 3. A 4 if you realize it is a draft manuscript and not a polished final work. Yet holding it to the standards of Lee's fine characters, endearing small portraits of southern life and gut wrenching scenes of injustice she leads us through in TKAM this book is a 2. But it tells its own story, it had its own theme and place in our conscience.