The Turner House in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Nov 21, 2015 Rincey rated it liked it

3.5 stars

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Feb 25, 2017 Jess rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017

This book is so well done! I've been working through my backlog of debut novels and this one is great. It's heavy with family dysfunction, which isn't something I usually enjoy, but I think it really makes it a compelling story. Chapters alternate from different characters' perspectives across many years, but it still feels very fluid. ...more

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Jan 22, 2016 Carly Thompson rated it liked it

Shelves: african-american, literary-fiction, 2016

The story of a large African-American family is linked with the history of Detroit in this first novel. The novel opens in 2008 as the eldest son of 13 children, Cha-Cha (a nickname for Charles) is visited again by a haint which he first saw as a young teen in his family's home on the East Side of Detroit. Cha-Cha is unsettled by his encounter and begins seeing a therapist and thinking more about his upbringing. At the same time, the youngest child Lelah is evicted from her apartment and suspend ...more

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Feb 04, 2016 Astrid Lim rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, america, literature, dysfunctional-family, race, family

I wished I could give more stars to this book. This book has so much potential with its interesting background: an African American family with 13 children who lives in crumbling Detroit. The plot and story itself is pretty interesting, but I wish Flournoy would explore more about the characters. Some issues raised in this book were left unfinished and even kind of been forgotten at the end, made me wonder what's the point it's been included in the book at all. Overall it is not a bad book, but ...more

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