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macykey's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
One of my reading pet peeves is that I cannot stand when we’re not clued in on what’s going on until the last couple of chapters and that’s what happened here. This book had the bones of a great book with an excellent critique of American workplace culture. But overall, it fell short for me. There were some storylines that weren’t fleshed out while others were too fleshed out and there are some storylines that just completely fell off the map. I was interested enough to finish, but only barely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Sexual content
internalnonsense's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This is an intimate look at the intense pressure black women feel in spaces pushing against them. It is about racism through microaggressions, ignorance, exclusion, specifically in publishing. The story works best in the minutia of that, but stumbles in building the larger conspiracy that ultimately drives the plot. Similarly, the tone wobbles--not quite unsettling, not quite satirical, not quite righteous, the writing mostly washes by without a lasting impression. It's worth a read, but ultimately more for its potential than its pay off.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Trafficking
Minor: Police brutality and Sexual content
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