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dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I'd read the first novel in this compilation, Quicksand, years ago for a class about literature in the 1920s and then finally read Passing after having seen Rebecca Hall's 2021 adaptation of it. (I found it to be a very faithful adaptation, by the way. It really captured the subtleties of Larsen's writing.) Larsen has a way of making every word count, even--especially--when it comes to describing thoughts and feelings that are sort of ephemeral and ineffable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol and Sexism
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