sydney's review
Caucasia: A Novel
by Danzy Senna
sydney's review
Caucasia: A Novel by Danzy Senna
sydney's review
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This is the story of two biracial sisters trying to find each other and their identities after being separated. Birdie, the narrator, has lighter skin, resembles their white mother, and can pass for white. Her sister, Cole, has darker skin and resembles their black father. Their parents separate them and move to different continents to try to escape the violence and racism in Boston. Birdie spends the rest of the novel trying to find Cole and figure out who she is and how the color of her skin, the texture of her hair, and the way other people treat her help define her.
I kept forgetting this was a novel. It's well-written and often reads like a memoir. Senna is talented and creates fascinating, complex characters. The novel became most interesting when Birdie started piecing together various accounts of her parents' lives and questioning everything she had been told about her mother's life.
This was a fast read, and it never got boring. Highly recommended, maybe alongs...more
I kept forgetting this was a novel. It's well-written and often reads like a memoir. Senna is talented and creates fascinating, complex characters. The novel became most interesting when Birdie started piecing together various accounts of her parents' lives and questioning everything she had been told about her mother's life.
This was a fast read, and it never got boring. Highly recommended, maybe alongs...more
