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Summary: This is one of the best books I have read all year!!!
Review: Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. This book is beautifully written and I felt like I was actually living this story. It was painful to read about how Birdie was basically forced to deny her heritage. I am not biracial but I have a good friend who is and she has been asked to deny her heritage in order to "pass" and get by. This can be a very difficult and painful situation to deal with because of societies prejudices but Ms. Senna handled the subject matter beautifully. I can't wait for her next book.
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Summary: Finally!!!
Review: It is unbelievable that this is Danzy Senna's maiden voyage. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from cover to cover. I am so used to being disappointed by strong starts and weak finishes that I was taken aback by her engaging and descriptive story of 2 sisters and their lives. This is the best book that I've read in a very very long time.
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Summary: Amazing read
Review: This is the first book I have ever read that made me cry. Not just get misty eyed, but weep. An amazing strong first work.
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Summary: Beautifully Written!!! I would highly recommend
Review: Ms. Senna's book was nothing less than exceptional. I am an avid reader and this was one of the best books I have read to date. The subject matter was handled beautifully and realistically. If this is her first book, I can't wait to see what we're in for next. I am recommending this for my book club.
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Summary: excellent first novel.
Review: I thought this book was fantastic, its a smooth read and is extremely interesting. It was quite fascinating to see how the two sisters had grown up completely different. Race and outward images played a big role on how the sisters defined themselves.
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Summary: If you have a sister, read this book.
Review: I am an Indian (Asian) woman, I've never lived in Boston, my parents are decidedly apolitical, I have a sublimely stable life, and yet I could relate to so many aspects of this novel about a young bi-racial woman growing up in the tumultuous racial wars of the 70s. Senna's gift is describing the intense love between sisters that can exist in any family, any place. I, too, couldn't put this book down. (I even brought it to work with me and snuck peeks at it when the boss wasn't looking!) This is one of the best books I've read!
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Summary: One of the Best Books I've Read This Year!!!
Review: I could not put this book down. The writing was wonderful and the storyline was so touching. The writing was so vivid that I felt like I was living this story. I couldn't wait to find out how it ended. Ms. Senna is a dynamic writer and with this being her first novel, I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. You have to read this book!!!
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Summary: Exceptional. This is her first novel? What's next?!
Review: I couldn't put it down. It was so real...all the things you notice about your parents, their inadequacies, and in this case, their prejudices...the distancing as siblings grow up, how racial issues so completely permeate the lives of young children so quickly, despite the best efforts of some. And then, toward the end, a choice. How did Cole and Birdie choose to define themselves? For Birdie, her definition was her family, and that ultimately made for a good ending. I cried like a baby when she found her sister.
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Summary: "Caucasia" is a well-written book, that many can relate to.
Review: This was one of the best books that I have read. As a child of a interracial relationship, I, could relate to the characters in the novel especially, Birdie since we both look "too White to be Mixed." (Hispanic, yes. But half black, no.) Anyhow, this is the story of a girl separated from her darker sister and goes off with her mother assuming the identity of a Jewish girl, while she dreams of being reunited with her sister. I would reccomend this novel to everyone. Not only will they find this novel well written with superb descriptions, they can see the courage and strength that we, Mulattoes possess, but also the effect that racism can have on an entire family, especially the children.
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Summary: Great, moving book
Review: I found this book to be enchanting and ultimately very moving. I could see it as an Oprah Book Club choice. I give it the highest recommendations. As an interracial child who looks "too white", it was great to read something I couls relate to so completely. And the writing is very fine. Cori Thomas
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