Review: Sometimes true stories are the best stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
This is a truly wonderful book. Janie tells, in her own words, all of her experiences growing up poor and segregated in the pre-Civil Rights south. Her family scraped and struggled to get by, and her father became alcoholic and emotionally and physically abusive. Janie does not mince words in expressing the pain of her experiences.But this book is a marvelous thing in that it continually works in pertinent scripture verses to show how God was working and teaching important lessons, even in difficult and painful circumstances. Janie gives all glory to Him for the good things in her life, as well as the bad things. It is a very inspiring and fascinating read.The book could use a proofreading, which is the only reason I gave four stars instead of five. A really wonderful memoir.