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A review by nadia
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'm not the biggest rereader.
Before last year, I understood why people did it, but I chose getting through more of the books I would never get to read instead of the exploring the comforting, familiar experience rereading was likely to provide.
After getting immersed in the bookish corner of Instagram last year, I was inspired to give it a try. I do very much appreciate rereading now, and am looking forward to more opportunities for it, but it's still not something I'm seeking to do that regularly. And I've only since reread books that I first read over 10 years ago...
So, you can hazard a guess at how much I loved this book, how special it felt, that I immediately wanted to turn to the front page and start it all over again, whilst the magic was still fresh. Maybe the magic could be even more enhanced?
This book was a masterpiece. I loved it from the very first pages, but I couldn't work out why I loved it so much initially. My first thought was: the writing: the gorgeous, lyrical, poetic, and yet incredibly accessible, writing. But was that it? That's unlike me.
Then I realised, in between reading sessions, that I missed the characters. I wanted to get back to them as soon as possible: to learn more about them, their lives, the connections between them. They were so real and realistic. So human.
There were many common themes in this book but the stories and the connections never once felt contrived.
What an absolutely brilliant book! I'm in love!
Before last year, I understood why people did it, but I chose getting through more of the books I would never get to read instead of the exploring the comforting, familiar experience rereading was likely to provide.
After getting immersed in the bookish corner of Instagram last year, I was inspired to give it a try. I do very much appreciate rereading now, and am looking forward to more opportunities for it, but it's still not something I'm seeking to do that regularly. And I've only since reread books that I first read over 10 years ago...
So, you can hazard a guess at how much I loved this book, how special it felt, that I immediately wanted to turn to the front page and start it all over again, whilst the magic was still fresh. Maybe the magic could be even more enhanced?
This book was a masterpiece. I loved it from the very first pages, but I couldn't work out why I loved it so much initially. My first thought was: the writing: the gorgeous, lyrical, poetic, and yet incredibly accessible, writing. But was that it? That's unlike me.
Then I realised, in between reading sessions, that I missed the characters. I wanted to get back to them as soon as possible: to learn more about them, their lives, the connections between them. They were so real and realistic. So human.
There were many common themes in this book but the stories and the connections never once felt contrived.
What an absolutely brilliant book! I'm in love!