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Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones




Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones

He is a very complex and conflicted character. Don't be distracted when the author appears as a minor character in the story either (albeit a few years older than she actually was at the time).she was really there! The second narrator was quite personal to me because he reminded me of myself in elementary school in a lot of ways. This first narrator experiences some interesting things and we get to understand her as a person but she is really there to set the stage. My guess is if you were an african american fifth grade girl in 1979 this was a huge trip down memory lane. The first third is essentially a relatively straightforward story that introduces the characters with someone who is right in the middle of everything. As you might expect from Jones, nothing is as it seems. The story is told from three perspectives. In all honesty this one started out slow for me relative to the authors other works. Another Tayari Triumph - starts slow ends huge






Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones