A review by bayleerobards
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

4.0

first 2023 booker prize nominee... and it slayed

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#37 of 2023 and my FIRST #BookerwithBay (!!!) from the 2023 longlist – If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery.

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(4.5)

If I Survive You is a collection of interconnected short stories primarily following a Jamaican immigrant family in Miami as they navigate political turmoil, economic recession, institutionalized racism, personal identity, and natural disasters. Oooof! It’s a relentless and rather bleak portrayal of life in America and damn was it powerful.