The Turner House in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Jun 18, 2016 Jennifer Kronk rated it it was amazing

This book was ranking a solid 3.5 for me until the end. And then it all came together in such a satisfying and interesting way, it jumped right up. So glad that I read it.

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Mar 08, 2017 Abby Johnson rated it liked it

Shelves: author-of-color, diverse, audio, grownup_books

This intergenerational novel tells the story of the Turner Family as their matriarch is aging and they've realized that the house they all grew up in is worth way less than the inflated mortgage they owe on it. As Cha Cha, eldest child and his mother's caretaker, debates about what to do with the house, each of the Turner siblings weigh in.

This is a character-centered novel, which I like, and it was a little bit similar to the nonfiction book The Warmth of Other Suns, in that it explores genera ...more

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Jun 26, 2016 Sarah added it

Shelves: tournament-of-books

I can see why this was a finalist for the Tournament of Books. Very similar read to A Spool of Blue Thread.

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Jan 25, 2016 jenn rated it liked it

Shelves: 2016

I think this would have been a lot stronger with fewer perspectives. I got completely attached to a few characters; others' concerns seemed to be very low-stakes, and their subplots kind of just dragged. ...more

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Dec 14, 2015 Nadine rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction

Sigh. I don't know, maybe my expectations were too high? This book just didn't grab me at all. I only finished it because I kept waiting for it to get excellent, but for me, it never got there. It does a good job of setting the scene, of showing what it's like for a poor Black family to live in Detroit. But other than that, it just didn't work for me. I was very disappointed overall. ...more

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