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| Original Title: | Sassafrass |
| ISBN: | 0312140916 (ISBN13: 9780312140915) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Ntozake Shange
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 4.13 | 2905 Users | 178 Reviews
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| Title | : | Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo |
| Author | : | Ntozake Shange |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | January 15th 1996 by Picador (first published 1976) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Poetry. Cultural. African American. Feminism. Womens. Literature |
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Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo is the story of three "colored girls," three sisters and their mama from Charleston, South Carolina: Sassafrass, the oldest, a poet and a weaver like her mother, gone north to college, living with other artists in Los Angeles and trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories and dreams; Cypress, the dancer, who leaves home to find new ways of moving and easing the contractions of her soul; Indigo, the youngest, still a child of Charleston—"too much of the south in her"—who lives in poetry, can talk to her dolls, and has a great gift of seeing the obvious magic of the world.Rating Based On Books Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
Ratings: 4.13 From 2905 Users | 178 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
This was very different. Magical realism? Fantasy elements to the story for sure. I thoroughly enjoyed this very different look at the lives of these women.I experienced this story on audio. What a delicious treat!
I really didn't like it. Very disappointed. I liked the beginning with Indigo and then it went downhill. The rest of the novel focused more on Sassafrass and Cyprus. I most definatly won't be picking up one of Ms. Shange's novels again.
I listened to this in two parts because my original library hold expired. It was a hard read for me. Im not super into poetry and its verybpoetic. Im not fond of writing about music or art and this is basically all about those things. But the stories of the sisters (and their mother) were interesting and it certainly was worth the time it took to read.
Excellent coming of age story telling by Shange. Delicious recipes included, and vegan-izable.
This is one of my most favorite books ever. This book transformed me. There's a passage about a flock of wild red birds that is forever stamped in my memory ...
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