Too short.

Gabrielle Union did a beautiful job narrating this story. I could see her facial expressions as I was listening to her. During this short story we met a Mother who is grappling with her relationship (or lack of) with her only child. They do not seem to understand each other the way they used to. Some of Cheryl's background is shared with us and that pieces together why she felt the need to do the things she did for her son.This short was a great listen. It fell a bit short though because there w...

So ... this was some depressing stuff. A mother makes choices to better the life of her son, only to find that those choices "dispossess" her of him so that now he is grown, they are virtual strangers. The other dispossession in this short refers to the displacement of Black people from the urban spaces that used to be their homes; and to the literal dispossession from a home (eviction) that the main character Cheryl finds herself participating in as part of her weekend gig at a moving company.

It didn’t seem to go anywhere substantial. Her writing style is a hit or miss for me, and unfortunately it wasn’t as much of a hit as I’d hoped. I think having more time to tell the background story would’ve helped to enrich it, but all but the main character seemed one-dimensional. I would’ve liked it for a prologue but I struggled with this story being a standalone. 3 stars.

Very good short story, beautifully read by Gabrielle Union.

This is a story of a parent’s dreams for their child, and what they are willing to do in order to see that their child’s dreams are realized. Especially this mother, whose son has been living in Vermont for ten years, far from their home in Atlanta. He was sent there to have the advantage of better schools, and thus a better future, but the distance has become more than just geographical. She feels like she hardly knows him anymore, and she worries about the man he is becoming. This could be any...

4.5 stunning. What a complex and thought provoking short

That was incredible, gutting, and I need to sit with it a bit before I put some thoughts together.Okay, thoughts:I'm not capable of isolating my own life as a kid who was kicked-to-the-curb while reading this, so while I absolutely fell right into the voice of the story (the mother) there was a part of me holding back the way it always is when I read or listen to stories about parents and estranged kids: I default to distrust of the parent character. That Tayari Jones made her so completely engr...

Dispossession is the third piece of work and second short story I’ve read by Tayari Jones. Given its short length and excellent narration by Gabrielle Union, it’s worth a listen. Cheryl is a divorced Black woman, working at a moving company with her nephew, who she and her ex-husband graciously took in years ago while her sister faced some challenges. Cheryl and her ex chose to send their own son, Javontae, to a boarding school up north. He’s now married, living in Vermont, and rarely keeps in t...

Tayari Jones is so so good, and this is a beautifully written short story about motherhood and race and poverty. I wanted more.Gabrielle Union does a masterful job with the narration.

While walking today - not feeling zippy-perky- (my nephew is pretty sick with Covid- and another cousin is in the hospital from a stroke after getting hit on the head while he was surfing)This happy news arrived this morning. I kinda went inward from the news....knew I wasn’t up for social connecting. ( be it phone, or online exchanges)...So....I made myself ‘walk’.....and stayed on the trail for almost 3 hours.The weather here in the Bay Area is gorgeous today > like a blue sky summer day ( in

I really liked Tayari's writing style. It was captivating, simple, but beautiful. I wish this was longer though. It could have been something a bit deeper if it showed more of her real relationship with her son. I thought that was what the book was about. It followed more her life, but I still enjoyed it. And the narrator did a beautiful job too.

Dispossession, Tayari Jones narrated by Gabrielle Union.Audible. Under an hour. A fantastic listen while waiting for bread to bake.Sometimes what we think our children need is not the best for them in the long run. The decisions we make for them on their behalf...such a gamble...Parenting is a hard job and mothers are judged the harshest. Black.kids in schools in a sea of whiteness...eishPerfect narration from Gabrielle. Impactful diction. Paced just right.A punchy and impactful story. Will leav...

Dispossession: the action of depriving someone of land, property, or other possessions.This is a story about a mother of one son, and how she wanted better for him in his life. He grows up, moves away to VT from Atlanta and starts to change. He pulls away and starts to detach himself from his old life. There are consequences to decisions that we make everyday. Sometimes it causes us to do things that later on we regret.

It was ok but it felt like something that could be turned into a great book. It turns around a lot but didn't wow me at all.

Dispossession, as Tayari Jones tells us during the course of the story, is the technical term for eviction. But at the same time, this short story is a powerful tale of dispossession of family, of racial and cultural identity, and of belonging. Dispossession is the leave-going from home that results in never feeling at home again where one once had roots. This short story explores the difficult choice one woman makes in sending her only son to an out of state school, and the repercussions that s...

I must’ve missed something....this was a very lack luster short story. The narration was absolutely wonderful....but, the story missed something or perhaps I did.

3.5 stars: “Dispossession” by Tayari Jones is a short story that is free on Audible Plus. I’m a fan of Jones so I took advantage of this freebee. It’s narrated by Gabrielle Union, who I also enjoy. It’s just short of an hour listen, yet I felt like I had heard a life story! It’s a powerful story of a black woman who did what she thought best for her son by sending him to a boarding school in the Northeast. She wanted to get him out of Atlanta and felt this was his best chance for a successful te...

This book left me wanting more

Another enjoyable free audible original. I absolutely adored An American Marriage, so wanted to listen to something else by this author and this was a good choice, as it reminded me why I like her writing style. She has such a way with words, sharing sad moments but phrasing it so you smile even as your heart breaks. I also like that her characters are always complex, no goodies or baddies, just humans. Gabrielle Union was the perfect narrator for this story about the difficulty in raising boys,...