Gorgeous
I just finished Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones.
Reader, I loved it. It was wonderful. The writing's lovely, the story's compelling--and the voice! So intimate, so true. I love the way she captures the small, real details of girlhood, of desire (wow! that grocery-store scene!), and of despair. The complexity and ethical ambiguity of the story are also richly rewarding. It draws no easy conclusions.
I've admired Tayari's experimentation with structure and narrative point-of-view since her first novel, Leaving Atlanta, and she continues that exploration here to fine effect. Also lovely are her subtle homages to African American women's literary traditions, such as the graceful integration of phrases like Morrison's "Quiet as it's kept" and Hurston's "cracked plate."
Silver Sparrow is a book to read and reread, to savor, to share, and to keep.
Reader, I loved it. It was wonderful. The writing's lovely, the story's compelling--and the voice! So intimate, so true. I love the way she captures the small, real details of girlhood, of desire (wow! that grocery-store scene!), and of despair. The complexity and ethical ambiguity of the story are also richly rewarding. It draws no easy conclusions.
I've admired Tayari's experimentation with structure and narrative point-of-view since her first novel, Leaving Atlanta, and she continues that exploration here to fine effect. Also lovely are her subtle homages to African American women's literary traditions, such as the graceful integration of phrases like Morrison's "Quiet as it's kept" and Hurston's "cracked plate."
Silver Sparrow is a book to read and reread, to savor, to share, and to keep.
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