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A review by bookedupandbusy
Assembly by Natasha Brown
3.0
This story follows a black woman during a weekend trip to her wealthy boyfriend’s white family garden party where she will be the only black person present.
I enjoyed this story for three main reasons:
1. Even though the narrative was very different for me and it took me a while to get into that flow, it is lyrical and felt poetic at times, and the writing is beautiful.
2. The author explores race, gender and micro-aggressions in genius way. Natasha Brown is clearly a talented writer.
3. We are never told the name of the protagonist. I found reading a story and not knowing a person’s name to be quite eerie yet a powerful stance from the author.
The story is relatable in terms of the challenges a black woman faces in her career and relationships, however I would have liked to see more emotion from the protagonist when dealing with these issues. Her emotions felt flat.
A short and quick read (100pages) that is very powerful!
I enjoyed this story for three main reasons:
1. Even though the narrative was very different for me and it took me a while to get into that flow, it is lyrical and felt poetic at times, and the writing is beautiful.
2. The author explores race, gender and micro-aggressions in genius way. Natasha Brown is clearly a talented writer.
3. We are never told the name of the protagonist. I found reading a story and not knowing a person’s name to be quite eerie yet a powerful stance from the author.
The story is relatable in terms of the challenges a black woman faces in her career and relationships, however I would have liked to see more emotion from the protagonist when dealing with these issues. Her emotions felt flat.
A short and quick read (100pages) that is very powerful!