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emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This came recommended through some wonderful BookClub friends and they were right! I loved this book, and Queenie.
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places…including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth.
Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today’s world.
What more can I say? The writing was great, the imagery vast and colourful, and I wanted to be friends with Queenie even though I knew I’d leave her on read sometimes. Life is hard, Queenie shows us that you just have to keep pushing but you don’t have to do that alone.
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places…including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth.
Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today’s world.
What more can I say? The writing was great, the imagery vast and colourful, and I wanted to be friends with Queenie even though I knew I’d leave her on read sometimes. Life is hard, Queenie shows us that you just have to keep pushing but you don’t have to do that alone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Mental illness
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