Title: Promise unfulfilled
Product review: This book looked promising. At first, I didn't realize Rebecca Walker was in any way related to Alice Walker. I picked it up, because it appeared to have a multi-cultural, bi-racial theme: a story about someone growing up bi-racially and multi-culturally. I didn't realize it was going to be about the life and times of Alice Walker's daughter from her perspective as a "movement" child. While she probably wasn't looking for it, she did gain some sympathy from me, but in the end, I felt she was able to get a book deal because of her connections, her privileged background, and I was left empty. I did not get a real feel for who Rebecca is nor for her deeper experiences. Just as she seemed to do with those in her life, I felt she was trying to get attention with shocking tidbits of her life. This book is not a keeper. It has been passed around to a number of my friends, a number also purchased it, and we have all basically been left pretty disappointed.
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