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A review by gabie_east
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book follows a myriad of black british characters, as they all converge at one event in london. spanning decades and exploring race, blackness, queerness and family dynamics this book covers a lot of ground. the writing style is adventurous and keeps the pace between the stories which i found did tend to become a little confusing - a lot of different characters, all somehow connected to eachother was a bit much for my brain to handle!
it did include contemporary references which i am not much a fan of, but makes sense for the contecxt of the book, as it followed characters from the 50s onwards to 2019.
the ending i wasnt much a fan of - everything felt very nicely wrapped up, and it felt a bit too tidy for me, but i also did appreciate the effort to make all these seemingly random characters intersect.
i think i would have preferred this book if it was presented as a short story collection, rather than the book it is. perhaps i found it a bit too long
overall, i enjoyed reading about such different characters and their lives and families.
it did include contemporary references which i am not much a fan of, but makes sense for the contecxt of the book, as it followed characters from the 50s onwards to 2019.
the ending i wasnt much a fan of - everything felt very nicely wrapped up, and it felt a bit too tidy for me, but i also did appreciate the effort to make all these seemingly random characters intersect.
i think i would have preferred this book if it was presented as a short story collection, rather than the book it is. perhaps i found it a bit too long
overall, i enjoyed reading about such different characters and their lives and families.