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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
Kind of got off the rails towards the end but all-in-all really enjoyable - and legit thought it was great. It was thought-provoking and engaging and a pretty thrilling debut. I'm not a POC but as a different kind of minority in the workplace it really resonated with me in a lot of ways
Summary: Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she's thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They've only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust.
Genre: Thriller/sci-fi/women/racism
Rating: 4.25
Genre: Thriller/sci-fi/women/racism
Rating: 4.25
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ce livre avait tout pour me plaire, mais pourtant, il m'a beaucoup déçue. Dans un premier temps, j'étais un peu séduite par l'ambiance un peu mystérieuse et le côté politique de cette lecture. En tant que femme racisée, on ne peut que se reconnaître dans certaines situations décrites par Nella. Mais, dès que le récit a commencé à faire des flashbacks, où l'on ne comprend pas qui parle avant la fin du roman, j'ai totalement décroché et j'ai eu du mal à mettre à lire. Bref, au final, ce roman avait du potentiel mais je l'ai trouvé assez confus sur la fin.
Really liked this one. Liked that it started out so normal and then got horror-y with the hair products and turning girls into brainwashed versions of themselves. Also liked the dark ending and seeing the cycle unfortunately continue. Dark and thought provoking. How much easier it may be to let things just wash over you so you can get ahead when really you should let things hurt and potentially not get ahead? Good question
This book’s epigraph: “Black history is Black horror.
—Tananarive Due, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror”
I’m easily frightened and so I’ve not read many scary books. So, this book was my first horror noire and I can see it adapted into a television series or a movie.
I thought it grappled with the themes of identity, assimilation, among others, in a thought provoking manner.
I initially started reading this to be one of my February reads, but Miss Rona, her bad azz chirren and my neurodiversity conspired against me.
I picked it up again Friday, reading off and on. Saturday, I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.
This book, without spoilers, was scary without being terrifying. I truly enjoyed the scare.
Imagine if this were real. Yikes!
—Tananarive Due, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror”
I’m easily frightened and so I’ve not read many scary books. So, this book was my first horror noire and I can see it adapted into a television series or a movie.
I thought it grappled with the themes of identity, assimilation, among others, in a thought provoking manner.
I initially started reading this to be one of my February reads, but Miss Rona, her bad azz chirren and my neurodiversity conspired against me.
I picked it up again Friday, reading off and on. Saturday, I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.
This book, without spoilers, was scary without being terrifying. I truly enjoyed the scare.
Imagine if this were real. Yikes!
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed this story, start to finish. I’m really glad it wasn’t spoiled for me because I felt on the edge of the mystery the whole time - “Who is behind this? What is going on here?” It pulled me along at a fast clip. Such a smart book…the perspective…the satire and creepiness. Significant but also fun.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just as this book was starting to get really good it ended! Best part was the epilogue! But still a fun read