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The Fat Lady Sings by Jacqueline Roy
Although I have not yet read anything by Bernardine Evaristo I am so grateful to her for bringing about this Black Britain: Writing Back series (which re-issues 6 titles by Black British authors). If it hadn’t been for Evaristo, I doubt I would have come across The Fat Lady Sings, a criminally overlooked modern classic.…
1990s, 1st pov, 2000s, 4 STARS, abuse, Black & Black heritage authors, child abuse, DEPRESSION, eating disorders, england, female authors, female friendships, friendships, GRIEF, HOSPITAL, illness, JACQUELINE ROY, jamaican british author, LESBIAN, lgbtq+, LONDON, mental health, modern classics, PSYCHIATRISTS & THERAPISTS, published in 2000, read in 2021, sexual assault/abuse/rape, suicide, THE FAT LADY SINGS -
SWING TIME: BOOK REVIEW
Swing Time by Zadie Smith ★★✰✰✰ 2 of 5 stars I feel cheated. The beginning of this sprawling and pointless narrative promised something. It gave me certain expectations. So, when I found myself questioning the direction of this novel, I told myself that surely, by the end, this would all make sense. Turns out I…
1980s, 1990s, 1st pov, 2 STARS, 2000s, 20th century, Black & Black heritage authors, British author, CHILDHOOD, class, Contemporary, contemporary malaise, england, female authors, friendships, GENDER, growing up, identity, jamaican british author, LITERARY FICTION, LONDON, published in 2016, RACE, READ IN 2019, social issues, SWING TIME, unnamed country, unnamed narrator, west africa, ZADIE SMITH
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