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sarah984's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
An interesting novel about women navigating trying to find themselves while living in New York in the 20s. Angela and her sister Virginia are both African American, but Angela can "pass" and her sister can't. Angela tries to reinvent herself as a white art student and learns along the way about isolation and loneliness as well as solidarity and pride. Some of the ideas are definitely showing their age (there's a line about how Jewish people are naturally ambitious that surprised me a bit) and the romances are a bit silly but overall I liked it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
Minor: Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, and Infidelity
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