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Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing by Dionne Ford
jordanhemphill's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.5
Maybe I would’ve liked this more if I had read it and not listened but it felt kind of all over the place.
beautifuldetour's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
we read this for our Literary League book club this month and it was such a powerful memoir. Dionne Ford shares her journey to learn about her genealogy and connect with her family. It is a story of intergenerational trauma, race, and family. This book has photos and family trees included in the physical copy which are helpful to reference.
bookedwithkathleen's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.0
February's Literary League pick!
There's an inherent vulnerability and sacrifice that goes into writing a memoir that talks about your and your family's trauma and generational trauma. It adds an additional layer when that is that trauma is due to racism and slavery. Beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking.
There's an inherent vulnerability and sacrifice that goes into writing a memoir that talks about your and your family's trauma and generational trauma. It adds an additional layer when that is that trauma is due to racism and slavery. Beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking.
ordinarypickle's review
3.0
I'm struggling with how I feel about this. Parts of it I loved, they were so beautifully written and I learned so much (I found myself googling many things as I read and I've highlighted other books to read that were mentioned here). Other parts were very meandering or jumped from one topic to the next without warning and I had a hard time keeping myself focused. Overall not mad I read it.