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Aline Ohanesian
Apr 17, 2013 rated it really liked it
I would have enjoyed this novel more and given it another star if I hadn't accidentally purchased the Oprah version. What this means is that the text on your reading device will be littered with giant green "O's" which you can click on to read Oprah's thoughts on certain sentences/ passages. The experience is very similar to having someone reading over your shoulder and periodically clearing her throat in an attempt to get your attention. I have nothing against Oprah, but what makes her think sh ...more
Lisa of Hopewell

You know it’s an Oprah book when babies die and women are deceived and done wrong and we haven’t even gotten to page 40 yet. This is not so much a novel as a series of stories of the same family. Some stories resonated with me more than others. What makes this story compelling is both the true-to-life sociological study of the fictional family provides and the well-drawn characters and believable dialogue that tells their tale of one African-American family in Philadelphia after the years of the
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Rakisha
Jan 03, 2013 marked it as to-read
Beth
Jan 04, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Orissa
Feb 23, 2013 rated it liked it
Tanya
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Amina
Apr 21, 2013 rated it liked it
Martha
May 21, 2013 rated it it was ok
Kimberly
Jun 20, 2014 marked it as to-read
Amy W
Aug 08, 2014 marked it as to-read
Megan
Jun 15, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Jenna
Sep 03, 2013 rated it liked it
Liz
Jul 24, 2017 rated it really liked it
Stacy
Feb 04, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Rebecca
Mar 27, 2020 rated it really liked it
Jenny
Apr 07, 2019 marked it as to-read
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Mar 28, 2020 marked it as to-read
Keeley
Nov 10, 2020 marked it as to-read
Traci
Dec 26, 2020 marked it as my-kindle-books  ·  review of another edition
Deborah
Feb 19, 2021 rated it liked it
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Nov 10, 2023 marked it as to-read
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Apr 16, 2024 marked it as to-read
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