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Caucasia by Danzy Senna

2 reviews

greenan26's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Vomit

zedohee's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

first half is completely engrossing but after that the story settles into an overly mechanical predictability that while still interesting, had me skimming through large chunks in an effort to just get to the end.

the author excelled in portraying the frenzied, vicious stupidity of racism and colorism, how race, gender and class intersect and the consequences of self denial and self preservation. but after a while things started to feel repetitive and never ending. which i guess is realistic. 

mostly i couldn’t stop thinking about samantha, about what her life would look like and how stuck and unaware of her position she was. anyway. 

it all matters but not but not in the ways we think. senna is right about that, at least. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia