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Feeling a bit skeptical about the narrator, who is not the main character, Pecola, but an observer and is part of the family that is acting as refuge for Pecola. She just seems a bit disconnected from the other characters. Curious to see how her character develops

As Vincent says, for people with a power to have second chances, they sure do regret a lot of things. Have come to a part in the book where Gianna has asked for a baby in a flashback and my very reaction to that is that Alfie is not in love with her anymore. She put everything she wanted on a back burner for him and he cannot give her anything she needs to fill as fulfilled as he does. And now this other woman omg

At first, I was not interested in reading a biography - just not what I am typically into. However, Smith did an amazing job at portraying her love for art, poetry, Robert, the connections she was constantly making, and the importance of growing.