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Quicksand by Nella Larsen
“As the days multiplied, her need of something, something vaguely familiar, but which she could not put a name to and hold for definite examination, became almost intolerable.” re-read:Larsen excels at disquiet atmosphere. The unease is positively palpable here. Larsen’s presents her readers with an unstinting character study of a deeply alienated woman whose estrangement…
1920s, 20th century, 3 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, ALIENATION, ambiguous protagonist, ambivalent mood, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, american classics, Black & Black heritage authors, Chicago, CLASSICS, cold tone, cultural dissonance, Denmark, ennui, female authors, Harlem, harlem renaissance, HISTORICAL FICTION, identity, introspective, loneliness, Nella Larsen, NEW YORK, otherness, psychological, published in 1928, Quicksand, RACE, re-reads, read in 2021, read in 2022, the female malaise, travel -
Passing by Nella Larsen — book review
“It’s funny about ‘passing.’ We disapprove of it and at the same time condone it. It excites our contempt and yet we rather admire it. We shy away from it with an odd kind of revulsion, but we protect it.” At once alluring and disquieting Nella Larsen’s Passing presents its readers with a piercing examination of the…
1920s, 20th century, 4 STARS, ambiguous protagonist, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, Chicago, CLASSICS, cold tone, colorism, female authors, female friendships, feverish, friendships, Harlem, harlem renaissance, HISTORICAL FICTION, Illinois, jealousy, lgbtq+, Longing, MARRIAGE, modern classics, Nella Larsen, NEW YORK, obsession, passing, psychological, published in 1929, queer undercurrents, RACE, re-reads, read in 2020, read in 2021, read in 2022, SUSPENSE, terrific prose, toxic relationships, tragedy
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