Lauren

Couldn't finish. While the premise sounds interesting to me, I tried to read this book several times and just couldn't. Judging by the other reviews, I'm glad to see I'm not alone or crazy. I normally give at least 2 stars if I didn't finish a book, to be fair to the parts I didn't read, but apparently much of the book has turned out to be fabricated.

I loved this book except the writing style was distracting - not Celie's style of writing/Georgia accent, but the letter format. The chapters were supposed to be letters from the sisters, but they'd be telling a story and switch to first person narrative for pages, but it would be a first person narrative from the perspective of someone else who had told them a story. It was confusing at times and their letters were not how people would actually write letters. If the author wants to tell a story in that way, then why do the letters at all?

Anyway, loved the story but was just distracted at times by the format and switching of narratives.

One of my favorite books and why I learned Dari. I actually have a copy of the book in Persian. I will re-read it again someday.

I changed my rating from 4 to 5 stars because I am still thinking about this book. It was really well written, hilarious, and insightful. I loved his perspective on how languages connect people and what it was like growing up under apartheid. It's a book I would definitely recommend, and it's a fun read despite some heavy topics.

I loved this book. It was very well written and I really enjoyed learning about Michelle's life. It also brought me back to a lot of historic moments and left me nostalgic for the Obama presidency. Politics aside, they're good people and I miss them. I will probably re-read this someday.