Reviews for Disappearing acts

The average rating for Disappearing acts based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-04-27 00:00:00 Rae Howry So basically I've just read 474 pages chronicling the never ending cycle of abuse on behalf of Zora... If she didn't decide to stay after an exhausting amount of verbal, physical and sexual abuse, I would have praised this book as a work of women's empowerment. In true McMillan fashion the characters are 3 dimensional but the pathetic nature of them makes a reader quite uncomfortable. I can think of many alternate endings to this story that would have placed it at 5+ stars, however the ending presented a large disappointment. Edit: Two years after writing the above review, I realized how judgmental I came across. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, I found it to be an accurate depiction of how mental illness can stem from mistreatment by a parent. The idea of a generational curse is explored as well. The ending of the book would give the fallacy of a happy ending, but unfortunately we know all too well how this will turn out. 4 Stars-Updated from 2.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-02-08 00:00:00 Macarthur Williams "Waiting to Exhale" received all of the acclaim and is the book that changed the face of publishing to a significant degree as the industry suddenly realized that African Americans read too, and sometimes even like to read about fictional characters who remind them of themselves. But in my opinion this is Ms. McMillan's strongest novel. It's easy to become immersed in her work, forgetting that you're reading and instead envisioning yourself as a fly on the wall easedropping on lives that seem as real as those of your friends and neighbors.