A review by intheafrofuture
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

"We remain because this is our home .  We both have lost land here.  Should we leave it all to them?  I will not."

Seeing how living as a Black person has changed yet stayed the same in this way was fascinating .  It was also really interesting to see a Black vampire navigating how life can fulfill her. 
Trying and experiencing so many things to end up back in a world in which your freedom is limited was such a twist too.
Similar to Octavia Butler the future is not romanticized in anyway, and for that I am grateful. 

BIRD AND GILDA FOR THE WIN.  LOVE THEM DOWN.