Reviews for Imani All Mine

The average rating for Imani All Mine based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-03-04 00:00:00 Ryan Silva I read this book when I was pregnant and this book had me in tears. This book really helped me get through my own rape. Tasha was a good mother (She really reminds me of myself , just younger). My mother was just like Tasha's mother ="( re-reading this book really made me feel like Tasha all over again. I loved it so much but it had me crying so hard , I was depressed after reading this book though all I could do was ask "WHY IMANI , WHY IMANI" - I was left wondering what was going to happen next I think this book should at least had an epilogue. Imani All Mines , was very enjoyable to me. I was shocked on how the book ended. I recommend this book for people who like tear jerkers and who are patient with what is going to happen because the end it is such a shock that i never would of guessed it ended like it did =(.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-05-15 00:00:00 William Raine I sit here stunned after completing this book. Such a poetic and yet simplistic force that was far more than what the book description says. While the title reads true, and the bulk of this story is dramatically centered around Imani, the infant of a child-mom, this story reached deep into the mind and heart of Tasha Dawson, her mother. Tasha is a fourteen year old who lives in what I consider any urban location, where drugs, violence, and harsh reality interfere with the simple acts of growing up. An unwanted encounter finds her pregnant and at odds with her mother, Earlene. The usual questions of "what will you do with your life", and "how will you go to college" are quieted only a bit when as time goes on Tasha becomes the very best mother she can. This story deals with the first year of Imani's life and how Tasha fights to maintain grades, peace of mind, and find spiritual understanding while witnessing the realities around her, stumbling through them and growing up along with her baby. I was absolutely blown away by not only the beauty of this book, but by the honesty of it. I could see these scenes, and hear these thoughts as though I was there myself. The ease with which Ms. Porter's words weave the reader in and out of rather complex conversations and thoughts was like having a gentle hand along your back. Tasha was a gentle and innocent character that I couldn't help but love from the very first page. She knows what she believes are her setbacks, but the world around her, including the reader can see so much more. I haven't shed tears while reading a book for some time...but this book left both my cheeks moist. Absolutely riveting and beautiful.