Great story, faulty narration

A powerful story that I assume was biographical as to the second generation of friends. Too bad Simon and Schuster didn’t use a narrator familiar with Atlanta, the city where most of the story takes place. Or at least have the narrator consult with the author on how to pronounce Atlanta landmarks like Ponce de Leon and Manuel’s Tavern. Being an Atlanta native I found this frustrating and distracting. Apart from the words themselves the narrator emphasized words and phrases incorrectly for a southerner and stumbled as she was reading. Perhaps consider picking up a hard copy instead.

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Story is ok but the performance suffered

While a fairly entertaining story, it seemed too pat and unrealistic. My biggest bone of contention was that the performer did not research properly the pronunciation of names and places in the Atlanta area. As a native of the area, I found it hard to listen to!

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Interesting story of friends over the generations

I was not bothered by the mispronunciation of some Atlanta landmarks like others (yes…have lived in atlanta for 30 years). This story covers racial, gender, religious, and economic inequalities so if you don’t like that…stay away from the book. I actually enjoyed that it challenged some of the ideas I had rooted somewhere in my consciousness from how and where I was raised and provided.

No, no, no!

Please choose something else. From college to adulthood these women go through every conceivable experience and I really didn’t care. This book was a complete waste of time!