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lese_baerbl's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
helen's review against another edition
4.0
An Oxbridge-educated Black British woman, who has worked her way up to be a successful and wealthy employee of a City bank, examines her "complicity" in the colonialist structures of British society.
The prose is sharp and cuts with poetic precision. I didn't get on as well with the structure, which was a bit too experimental and non-linear for me. But overall a good read.
Favourite quote:
"I pay my taxes, each year. Any money that was spent on me: education, healthcare, what - roads? I've paid it all back. And then some. Everything now is profit. I am what we've always been to the empire: pure, fucking profit. A natural resource to exploit and exploit, denigrate, and exploit. I don't owe that boy. Or that man. Or those protestors, or the empire, the motherland, anything at all. I don't owe it my next forty years. I don't owe it my next fucking minute. What else is left to take? This is it, end of the line.
I am done."
jguedes's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
francesfincher's review against another edition
3.0
"How do we examine the legacy of colonization when the basic facts of its construction are disputed in the minds of its beneficiaries?"
leesahajduk's review against another edition
2.0
Important topics but I don’t like the writing style. This book is just not for me.
saumya_412's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
aminasbookshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0