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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
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The book opens with a heart rendering tragedy which quickly captures the reader's interest. The great migration, the early 1900's and a mother with her three daughters move to Philadelphia to escape the Jim Crow south. Things do not work out as planned, Hattie has a hard life but does manage to keep nine children alive with very little help. Hattie is a formidable character, she has a strength and resiliency
that keeps her going, but this does not mean she does not carry hurts and scars. The structure of this novel was a bit difficult for me to get used to at first. It is divided and narrated in chapters by some of her children, her husband and Hattie herself. The ones narrated by Hattie were my favorite. This novel follows Hattie and her children for over a decade, and by the end of the book I really felt for Hattie and love the fact that even at the end of the book she never gives up hope. A well written first novel, told in very matter of fact prose, in somewhat of a different narrative style. Well worth reading.
that keeps her going, but this does not mean she does not carry hurts and scars. The structure of this novel was a bit difficult for me to get used to at first. It is divided and narrated in chapters by some of her children, her husband and Hattie herself. The ones narrated by Hattie were my favorite. This novel follows Hattie and her children for over a decade, and by the end of the book I really felt for Hattie and love the fact that even at the end of the book she never gives up hope. A well written first novel, told in very matter of fact prose, in somewhat of a different narrative style. Well worth reading.
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Reading Progress
July 5, 2012
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December 7, 2012
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Started Reading
December 11, 2012
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49.38%
"This book starts off with a tragedy which immediately grabs the readers interest. From there it sort of lost me, the writing is amazing but each chapter seems to be told by one of her children. The first two I could not get into at all, but now that August, her husband, is left alone with the children my interest has been revived. Will see how the rest of this goes."
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December 11, 2012
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49.38%
""He dropped his arms and sat with a groan on the sofa. There were too many disappointments to name and too much heartbreak. They were beyond punishment or forgiveness, beyond what they had inflicted on each other, beyond love.""
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December 12, 2012
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61.73%
"The middle of the book seems to be narrated by Hattie and these are the parts I seem to like the best. Now we are back to two more of the children."
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December 13, 2012
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Finished Reading
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Dec 09, 2012 03:26AM
I'll be interested to hear what you think of this one Diane
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Sure thing. It is Oprah;'s new pick here in the states, though I already had an arc of it. She is far from my favorite person but one does have to giver her credit for fostering reading.
Thanks Diane! I think I'll add this one to my TBR.
