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sonygaystation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Racism, and Stalking
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Cursing
lycheejelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Stalking, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Police brutality
Minor: Colonisation, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Hate crime
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Misogyny
sorcha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Gaslighting and Racism
Minor: Infidelity, Gun violence, Hate crime, Drug use, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, and Death
jaynereel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Stalking, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Hate crime, Police brutality, and Alcohol
deamon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Slavery
hannah2186's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Police brutality, Slavery, Alcohol, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, and Racial slurs
Minor: Stalking
seawarrior's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
In creating the political environment of Wagner Books and Nella's personhood the writing was strong and sharply observant. Nella felt like a person who could feasibly exist and it was easy to empathize with her motivations and anxieties as she navigated routine microaggressions from her coworkers and the strangeness of Hazel's possible sabotage attempts. Yet the numerous times facets of her personality and viewpoints were revealed through extended flashbacks was disorienting, which I also felt from the book as a whole. It was difficult keeping up when the chapters switched perspective to a different woman, and wasn't sure if this was meant to be a deliberate effect on the reader or not.
My other primary issue was that the final reveal of the conspiracy each of these women were involved in, and that Hazel was using against Nella, was stunning but not necessarily satisfying. By the time its secrets were unraveled, this overarching conspiracy felt almost silly in comparison to the realistic tone the novel already established. Regardless, it does serve to well illustrate not only the ruthless competition that Black women encounter in the workplace, but the exhaustion of enduring it and maintaining agreeable even when encountering massive insensitivity from white coworkers.
The Other Black Girl may not be a debut with perfect execution, but it has a point to make that is worth paying attention to. I would still recommend reading it and look forward to Harris' future works.
Moderate: Gaslighting, Racism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Slavery
alisonvh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
kellyofcali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Racial slurs and Alcohol