Diary of a Lost Girl by Kola Boof

Synopsis: The autobiography of a young girl

Writing Style: Passionate. Intense. Intrepid

Pacing: Fairly Fast.

Personal Highlights: This was a hard book to close. There’s a lot of rant and she is young, but “she’s spent her whole life being dictated to.” Love her... believe her…agree with her… or not, her thoughts, opinions, and story is real talk.

Adopted at an early age (around 8-years old) by American parents, she's already seen and been through a lot. Her biological parents... Pappuh (Egyptian), and Mommysweet (Sudanese), along with her aunt (also Sudanese), each introduce her to North African culture, traditions, cuisine, and of course unadulturated love. Tragedy separates the family however, what leads to her adoption and the nexus to what forms and molds her core values around sex, sexuality and race (as practiced in America). Interestingly enough, it is not her outspoken thoughts that captures national interest in her story.

Not to leave spoilers, but that ending was a keepsake! The ode to her sons, and the way she worked her relationship with hubby, plus that Thanksgiving meal with her American parents and family was the real tell all. Powerful stuff, and not just in what was expressed, but in how these diverse point of views halo the entire story. (read copyright 2007 edition)