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se_wigget's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I read this for a book discussion group, and when I started reading it, I forgot that it's a novel, not a biography. I was 24 pages in when I paused and checked the cover because... this "biography " seemed written a lot like a novel.
Assuming the novel is as accurate as I think it is (like... the main made-up stuff is dialogue), I learned so much more about Josephine Baker. My knowledge of her was vague before I began reading: basically, she was a singer and dancers in the 1920s, I knew about the banana skirt, I knew she ended up working and living in Paris because the U. S. was too racist to appreciate her, and I knew she spied on Nazis during WWII. It's great to learn so much more and have a better understanding of her as an individual.
Assuming the novel is as accurate as I think it is (like... the main made-up stuff is dialogue), I learned so much more about Josephine Baker. My knowledge of her was vague before I began reading: basically, she was a singer and dancers in the 1920s, I knew about the banana skirt, I knew she ended up working and living in Paris because the U. S. was too racist to appreciate her, and I knew she spied on Nazis during WWII. It's great to learn so much more and have a better understanding of her as an individual.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Vomit and War
Minor: Miscarriage, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Abortion, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Death, Infertility, and Grief
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