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A review by wamz
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
4.0
'Dey see yuh true color before yuh tell dem yuh name. Dey know dey can tell yuh anyt'ing an'yuh black self believe it an' accept it, 'caw we so use to getting di leftovers. Who yuh know really love a black girl for more than what's between her legs?.......Membah dis, nobody love a black girl, not even harself' - Delores
This pretty much sums up the gist of the book - Women struggling with their dark blackness and poverty in Jamaica and the things they do to survive. The characters and themes are very complex and multi-dimensional, which I enjoyed. To be honest however, if I hadn't just read 'The Refugees' by Viet Nguyen, its bleakness would have overwhelmed me.
Would recommend for a book club or as a literature set book for an open minded high school class.
This pretty much sums up the gist of the book - Women struggling with their dark blackness and poverty in Jamaica and the things they do to survive. The characters and themes are very complex and multi-dimensional, which I enjoyed. To be honest however, if I hadn't just read 'The Refugees' by Viet Nguyen, its bleakness would have overwhelmed me.
Would recommend for a book club or as a literature set book for an open minded high school class.