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Jun 01, 2020
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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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Where characters came to life
And there were no periods
Despite being all about women
Just breaks
Where characters came to life
And there were no periods
Despite being all about women
Just breaks
This was an interesting read; the format is strange with nearly no punctuation or capitalization and odd paragraphs which both helped and hurt the flow. I own it in paperback but switched to listening on #audio and that improved my experience. The multiple character backstories and how they split and intersected was fascinating; being introduced to such a wide cast was really enjoyable. #BookspinBingo #FabulousFebruary @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65
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