So this book took a minute for me to get addicted to it, but once I hit that sweet spot, baby, I couldn't get enough of this book. I switched from reading to listening, and the narrator brought this book to life for me. Shout out to Joniece Abbott-Pratt for narrating the hell out of this book! Morgan Jerkins takes us on a journey, ok?! She is a griot! In all the meanings of the word 'griot,' she is it. The way she explores the various topics in this book, was amazing! She has school in this book and teaches you all sorts of lessons that you didn't even know you NEEDED, ok?! I am so hyped by this book, this review is not going to be like all the others, I can already see, but I'm going to try to make sense of my thoughts about what I read in this masterpiece. First of all, this book is about BLACKNESS. HISTORY. ANCESTORS. LOVE. HONESTY. HOPE. TRUTH. LOSS. CULTURE. EXPECTATIONS. RESPECT. WOMANHOOD. FAMILY. BONDS. This book is a journey, and not a sprint... this book transcends all that you thought and makes you take a look into your internal biases, your external biases, how you were raised, how you are raising your kids, your life, your relationships, your self-worth... I can go on and on, there is just so much beyond what you read here in this story. Though she tells a great story, this book is so multilayered that you could talk about the issues in this book for decades. This book deals with grief, loss, betrayal, drama, history, family, Black motherhood, feminism, and a host of other topics. There is also a historical lesson on the significance of caul births, the magical properties that are believed to be associated with caul births, and how this family is trying to keep its history and bloodline intact for the future. There is also another duality about the caul, and how Blacks and Whites are different, and how some white people have an inability to view Black people as worthy and treat Black people as something they appropriate or take from them, but don't want to be like or associated with, other than getting something they want from them that they deem valuable. All that being said, Jerkins goes DEEP! A must read! #caulbaby https://www.instagram.com/p/CNNuRdXLCrZ/?igshid=1hbuvkaekz2ns
