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A review by carsonelainee
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
3.0
the number one complaint i’ve seen about this book while reading reviews is that people felt like there was so much buildup and that the book was just boring.
but i actually loved the buildup. i thought learning about all the intricacies of office relationships at wagner was fascinating and i think those were my favorite parts of the book.
what i didn’t love was that there was so much buildup to a completely disappointing ending. this book was going to be a 4 star read until i read those last 30 pages. i was so frustrated because i thought things were going to end much differently and i’m honestly just upset. i really don’t think that ending is worth the 350 something pages you have to read to get there.
i will say that i listened to this book on audiobook and i think that was the redeeming factor for the story. so, if you really want to read the other black girl, i would suggest listening to the audiobook. it really is fantastic.
but i actually loved the buildup. i thought learning about all the intricacies of office relationships at wagner was fascinating and i think those were my favorite parts of the book.
what i didn’t love was that there was so much buildup to a completely disappointing ending. this book was going to be a 4 star read until i read those last 30 pages. i was so frustrated because i thought things were going to end much differently and i’m honestly just upset. i really don’t think that ending is worth the 350 something pages you have to read to get there.
i will say that i listened to this book on audiobook and i think that was the redeeming factor for the story. so, if you really want to read the other black girl, i would suggest listening to the audiobook. it really is fantastic.