A review by deanashuman
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

2.0

I did not enjoy this book. Not a sympathetic character in the bunch. Every character was either grossly one-dimensional (every white character a study in covert...or overt...racism, and every man a study in grotesque sexism and sexual violence, and that is it. Nothing more to them.) or unbelievably stupid in their choices (the main character is pretty much raped by a guy and goes on a few more dates with him...but a guy who offers to buy her a drink is turned down and we’re supposed to be proud of her for that...Whaaa??). The dialogue reminded me of conversations with a pathological liar...I’m always thinking, “No, they did not say that, because people DO NOT TALK LIKE THAT”. Queenie’s terrible choices sort of reminded me of my 20’s, and once was enough for that mess. I should have stopped half-way through but HATE doing that.