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coffeedumps's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love lesbians
mixedreader's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
charlottejones952's review
4.0
I very rarely read short story collections but I have bought quite a few recently and was immediately drawn to this one. In eleven stories, Becky Birtha explores the lives of eleven very different black lesbian women, all with different life experiences and personalities.
I love how different the characters were and how their sexuality was always seamlessly part of their lives, rather than being the main point of the story. There are stories about characters discovering their sexuality for the first time, characters experiencing new love or connections, characters dealing with break ups and everything in between. I enjoyed most of the stories but particularly the final two; one was about the desire to have a child and the other was about an older lady who had lost her partner years before the story takes place. Becky Birtha perfectly captured longing and grief in both of these stories and did so in under 20 pages.
Overall I would highly recommend this collection. As with many collections there were some stories that I did not care for as much but on the whole I really enjoyed it. If you read and enjoyed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo I think you would particularly love what Becky Birtha has done with this collection.
4 out of 5 stars!
I love how different the characters were and how their sexuality was always seamlessly part of their lives, rather than being the main point of the story. There are stories about characters discovering their sexuality for the first time, characters experiencing new love or connections, characters dealing with break ups and everything in between. I enjoyed most of the stories but particularly the final two; one was about the desire to have a child and the other was about an older lady who had lost her partner years before the story takes place. Becky Birtha perfectly captured longing and grief in both of these stories and did so in under 20 pages.
Overall I would highly recommend this collection. As with many collections there were some stories that I did not care for as much but on the whole I really enjoyed it. If you read and enjoyed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo I think you would particularly love what Becky Birtha has done with this collection.
4 out of 5 stars!
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