Reviews

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

jessicamay07's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-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

4.0

beth239's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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? It's complicated

2.25

elysian_mess's review against another edition

story dragged on, tried several times but couldn't get into it at all.
Muslim representation was awful and not factual. 

ruth24's review against another edition

5.0

Each chapter in [b:Girl, Woman, Other|41081373|Girl, Woman, Other|Bernardine Evaristo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1542296262l/41081373._SY75_.jpg|64185267] focuses on a different person (most of them Black, British women), yet each story is somehow connected to all of the others (talk about six degrees of separation!). The Goodreads description for this book is spot on: "Teeming with life and crackling with energy — a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood."

Upsides:
- the varied connections between the characters
- the differences between how the characters view themselves vs. how they are perceived by others
- a timely, thought-provoking reflection on race, sexual orientation and gender
- the characters are well-developed and feel like real people

Downsides:
- the unconventional formatting really put me off at first, but once I stuck with it I found it increased the pace of the story
- I did find myself getting confused about who the characters were and how they were connected, especially in the last third of the book as I started to forget who was who

I can 100% see why this book won the Booker prize and would highly recommend it!

lukhanyoreadthis's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Islamophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, and Sexual assault

rustycreamsicle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

3.75

melissabraine's review against another edition

4.0

4.5*

mandarijnen_eten's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Proper literature! No surprises as to why it won the Booker Prize back in 2019. Also I cried like six times (cathartic cries, not sad ones)
10/10 would recommend

alicexren's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

laurenx004's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0