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A review by thesupremequeen
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I picked this book up after it was mentioned in a YouTube video, and I’ve never been so impressed by a whim from YouTube.
Some of the stories land harder than others but even the ones you don’t think of first stick with you. Through the Flash is far and away my favorite of the bunch. It’s something that I will always end up referring back to when I think of time loop fiction. Zimmer Land is one that especially spoke to me as a huge fan of theme parks and themed entertainment. Finkelstein 5 is a superb story that is a hell of an opener to the collection. But the thing that I remember most often is the phrase shoelookers.
Some of the stories land harder than others but even the ones you don’t think of first stick with you. Through the Flash is far and away my favorite of the bunch. It’s something that I will always end up referring back to when I think of time loop fiction. Zimmer Land is one that especially spoke to me as a huge fan of theme parks and themed entertainment. Finkelstein 5 is a superb story that is a hell of an opener to the collection. But the thing that I remember most often is the phrase shoelookers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Violence