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A review by ngamulka
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
5.0
the most magical book i’ve ever read. it gave me much more than i thought it would. the struggle of being queer and black. the Trinidad and Tobogo culture and accent, you could feel it from the whole book. stars. the universe. the faith. a book within a book. it felt so real. it was real. queenie’s black magic had me shook. it is magical realism, but at the same time i think such magic is real. the power of black love. so powerful. i feel SO seen. the ending was beautiful and of course… it could have a different meaning, depends if you look at it in a literal or esoteric way.
this book was truly breathtaking. im going to read it a lot more. it will be in my heart forever.
and i’ll always tell myself that the blackness between the stars is the melanin in my skin.
this book was truly breathtaking. im going to read it a lot more. it will be in my heart forever.
and i’ll always tell myself that the blackness between the stars is the melanin in my skin.