A review by penprince
Nine Bar Blues by Sheree Renée Thomas

5.0

Sheree's writing is dark but ethereal. Her language is beautiful but at times paints pictures of the horrifying. The stories in Nine Bar Blues are subtle & sublime, running deep, & rich with symbolism and imagery, they tell of black defiance, struggle, and liberation and it's all held together by some very poetic prose. It's not always an easy read because it has a lot of packed and concentrated content. And that having being said, I think I'll just go ahead and read it again, rn.

Every story had a power, but my favourites were

Head Static
The Parts That Make Us Monsters
The Dragon Can't Dance
Who Needs the Stars If The Full Moon Loves You
Shannequa's Blues or Another Shotgun Lullaby
Madame and the Map: A Journey in Five Movements