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I'm so glad I read this book, especially in this particular time in our life, where racism became such a huge issue, with so many tragedies and complexities. Bernardine Evaristo is such a master of storytelling, no wonder she won the Booker Prize for this book.
She created twelve characters, are black women with all their complexities, trying to make sense and figure out about their race, history, culture, and sexuality. It's so contemporary but also really classic. It's so "now" and "woke" but a ...more
She created twelve characters, are black women with all their complexities, trying to make sense and figure out about their race, history, culture, and sexuality. It's so contemporary but also really classic. It's so "now" and "woke" but a ...more
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