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mbpartlow's review against another edition
5.0
For whatever reason, I did not want to like this book. I didn't even want to read it.
I think I was hooked by the end of the first page.
A deft, unflinching look into the lives of Hattie and her family. I got so caught up. I felt their sorrows (many) and their joys (few). I lived in the heart of their struggles with them, came out the other side with them. I can't say they were better people or worse people at the end, but they were people I could relate to.
I think I was hooked by the end of the first page.
A deft, unflinching look into the lives of Hattie and her family. I got so caught up. I felt their sorrows (many) and their joys (few). I lived in the heart of their struggles with them, came out the other side with them. I can't say they were better people or worse people at the end, but they were people I could relate to.
jgurniak's review against another edition
1.0
Awful.
Each chapter is told by a different character, all of which are one of Hattie's children and you never go back to the same character twice. Every chapter was filled with new characters and just another depressing story that didn't go anywhere.
I couldn't find a plot that made the chapters connect into a novel. It felt like a collection of short stories that sometimes tied-in with a previous one.
I actually didn't even read the last chapter, by the time I got there I didn't think it was worth wasting my time with yawning over every paragraph to finish a story that I had already made up my mind about.
I do not recommend it to anyone.
Each chapter is told by a different character, all of which are one of Hattie's children and you never go back to the same character twice. Every chapter was filled with new characters and just another depressing story that didn't go anywhere.
I couldn't find a plot that made the chapters connect into a novel. It felt like a collection of short stories that sometimes tied-in with a previous one.
I actually didn't even read the last chapter, by the time I got there I didn't think it was worth wasting my time with yawning over every paragraph to finish a story that I had already made up my mind about.
I do not recommend it to anyone.
emeraldgarnet's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting vignettes of a family over the twentieth century.
em_emily_o's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
bridgettethoma's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mandi_lea's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Child death, War, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
gatosenojados's review against another edition
3.0
This read as a series of vignettes. There were a lot of characters to keep track of. Interesting.
sandiet's review against another edition
3.0
While this book was definitely not my cup of tea, Ms. Mathis knows how to write. Every story was pretty depressing. Didn't like the novel itself but liked the writing style and that's the only reason I have rated it 3 stars.
utahmomreads's review against another edition
3.0
Read my review here : http://utahmomslife.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-twelve-tribes-of-hattie-book-review.html
rodriqueslaila's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75