loppear reviewed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
layered and fairly limnal
4 stars
RIch chorus of struggling and striving and femininity in black British lives loosely connected.
Hardcover, 464 pages
Published Dec. 3, 2019 by Grove Press.
5 stars
(6 reviews)
Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.
Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.
Oscar reviewed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
This is about being together
5 stars
I’m very late to the afterparty, but hey. Got this as a present a while ago, but never got around to reading it. Thanks to sickness I finally made it. And what can I say. It’s wonderful. The language, the characters, the way Evaristo is able to paint their complicated, lovable, hatable, conflicted life stories. It’s a book about identity, about belonging and alienation, surviving and thriving.
Pratul reviewed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Review of 'Girl, Woman, Other' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Stunning stories. Such unique writing. I’ve never read anything else quite like it.
roxdub reviewed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Magnificent choir
5 stars
A magnificent novel that follows the interconnecting lives of a choir of characters in the United Kingdom. Evaristo writes in a poetic and sometimes fragmented style. I loved her voice and pen, and this book was a highlight of my reading list in 2021.
kiarazard reviewed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Review of 'Girl, Woman, Other' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This book is a collection of portraits of women, all linked together around a play at the National Theatre. Each portrait is deep and interesting and real, it feels like falling deeper and deeper each time. I enjoyed it and I recommend it. It is written as an internal monologue, with minimal punctuation, which means it requires concentration, and it's quite long.
Thanks to NetGalley for sending me a copy in exchange for my review.
