Clover

I wanted to like this one more than I did. There are passages that stood out for me--moments where Sanders creates interesting, distinct characters, like the old woman who has no foil in her house because she uses it to wrap endless five-dollar bills to send to television evangelists. And there are......more

I won this book from LibraryThing's September give away. When this book arrived this Friday, I sat down to see what it was about and where in the pile of my unread books it would go. Well, I read it straight through! Clover is a precocious 10 year old who on her father's wedding day becomes an orpha......more

I'm disappointed that I didn't like this book more. I read a wonderful article about Dori Sanders in an old Gourmet magazine, and it made me want to read this book. Reviewers compared the character of Clover (a 10 year old black girl raised by her white step mother after her father dies) to Scout in......more

This book is sort of a slow read. Not to mention, the book is hard to follow because of the frequent time frame switches. Also, I do not believe any of the characters in the book were fully developed. & the book really lacked any real drama. The most interesting thing that happened was when Gaten (C......more

10 year old Clover's father marries a white woman and dies in an accident the same day. Her new stepmother, Sarah Kate stays to keep her promise to her lost husband that she'd care for Clover - his precocious observant black daughter. I love this slim read so, so much. The writing is lovey, the word......more