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A review by kaileehaong
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
3.0
3.5/5
This novel follows the life of Margot, her mother Delores, and her younger sister Thandi. Dennis-Benn explores the complexities of the relationships between these women and also uses them as a way to compare and contrast with one another, namely in their identities and how they see themselves in the world. Dennis-Benn writes of experiencing and living through different traumas and how that shapes a person. Each of her characters is going through something. Thandi struggles with the weight of feeling like she owes it to her mother and older sister who have put her through school, and with colorism that is rampant in her country. Margot is hiding her sexuality from everyone she knows, and hurting herself and her lover in the midst of it. Delores is a character who is hard to love—she's harsh, selfish, and arguably not the best mother in the world. What are you willing to expend in order to achieve “success”? This is the question that is tackled for each of the characters in this novel.
This novel follows the life of Margot, her mother Delores, and her younger sister Thandi. Dennis-Benn explores the complexities of the relationships between these women and also uses them as a way to compare and contrast with one another, namely in their identities and how they see themselves in the world. Dennis-Benn writes of experiencing and living through different traumas and how that shapes a person. Each of her characters is going through something. Thandi struggles with the weight of feeling like she owes it to her mother and older sister who have put her through school, and with colorism that is rampant in her country. Margot is hiding her sexuality from everyone she knows, and hurting herself and her lover in the midst of it. Delores is a character who is hard to love—she's harsh, selfish, and arguably not the best mother in the world. What are you willing to expend in order to achieve “success”? This is the question that is tackled for each of the characters in this novel.