" This is not a novel, but an autobiography. It's the story of a black American girl, growing up in Arkansas and California in the thirties and fourties of the twentieth C. Interesting as an historical document on racial discrimination and poverty, and as a psychological document on growing up and the female condition. There were a few beautiful and even exhiliarating scenes, and lots of strong pages on the treatment of blacks by white people. And ofcourse the scene of her rape, as an 8 year old, leaves a strong impression. But I must confess, the last third of the book was rather dull. "
— Marc, 1/27/2014