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A review by jenniferrylds
The Cotillion: Or One Good Bull is Half the Herd by John Oliver Killens
4.0
The mother/daughter, father/daughter relationships remind me of Brown Girl, Brownstones byPaule Marshall and the satirical approach reminds of The Sellout by Paul Beatty.
On one hand, it highlights Lady Daphne need for something better that what she feels she has and this need to be taken seriously and on the other, the ridiculousness that is "required" to fit in, so to speak. It's almost as if Yoruba running into Ben Ali was perfect timing, for her sake.
It still seems relevent today even though it takes place in the late 60s, early 70s.
Why wasn't this made into a movie?
On one hand, it highlights Lady Daphne need for something better that what she feels she has and this need to be taken seriously and on the other, the ridiculousness that is "required" to fit in, so to speak. It's almost as if Yoruba running into Ben Ali was perfect timing, for her sake.
It still seems relevent today even though it takes place in the late 60s, early 70s.
Why wasn't this made into a movie?