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kirsten0929 's review for:
The Women of Brewster Place
by Gloria Naylor
[1982] National Book Award Winner. (notes to self…) Could almost stand alone as short stories. Hovers just above gritty. Writing and descriptions, rich and interesting. Gorgeous description of how a street dies. Characters come to life. Balances hope and despair, warmth and cruelty, acceptance and frustration. The dialogue faltered a little in my ears, could have used a little more subtlety in a few cases - so explicit and on the nose that the character became a caricature of someone who would say these things. Not exactly uplifting to begin with, then takes some even darker turns. Really interesting look into the lives of these women.