Reviews

Rapariga, Mulher, Outra by Bernardine Evaristo

freddieblooms's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

sydneymauer's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

stressed_bookbug's review against another edition

I tried so hard to be interested in this but I was just bored. 

olschmur's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

twellz's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars.
“Girl, Woman, Other" revolves around the opening night of a play called "The Last Amazon Of Dahomey" and 12 British women of color, ages 19 to 93: Amma, Yazz, Shirley, Dominique, Bummi, LaTisha, Carole, Winsome, Megan/Morgan, Penelope, Hattie, & Grace.

Written as 12 short stories & yet attempts to read like a novel because their lives are interconnected. The women cover a wide span of class, culture & sexual identity. When I first started reading this book, I couldn’t handle the lack of punctuation, capitalization & 12 different narrators! Well...it took forever, but I made it through Evaristo's repetitive rhythm of run-on sentences.

So 12 short interconnected stories? Yeah, it’s a bit overwhelming & I wanted it all to slow down. I was hoping for a more intricate engagement with characters & their specific lives. I enjoyed Dominique & Hattie’s stories the most. The rest were forgettable.

Bottom line: I felt like the author “ticked all the boxes” on feminism & called it a day. It starts slow but I’d still recommend it.

Inspiring Quote: “we should celebrate that many more women are reconfiguring feminism and that grassroots activism is spreading like wildfire and millions of women are waking up to the possibility of taking ownership of our world as fully-entitled human beings how can we argue with that?”

kmerms's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

dawnthoma100's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? N/A

5.0

adored this book overall. The premise and theme of the plot are progressive and upbeat. However, it is punctuated by raw details of suffering and hardship. For me, this book served as education on how marginalised people of colour felt in their lives. This book was needed to spun the light on race. 

lour28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

shaaawndangooo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bluefelix's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0