Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: If her mother weren't Alice Walker......

This is a rather mediocre report of growing up in the 70s and 80s. I don't think it would even have been published if the author's mother weren't Alice Walker.I think the younger Ms. Walker is bright and writes well, but there is no great reason for reading this book. Unfortunately, I've never read any of the magazine articles written by Ms. Walker, but I will be looking for them.