The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of be...

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Moods

mysterious 84%
dark 65%
tense 60%
challenging 24%
reflective 22%
emotional 13%
funny 8%
informative 7%
adventurous 6%
sad 4%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 37%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Plot: 24% | Character: 22%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 31% | No: 24%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 34% | Yes: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 14%

Average rating

3.47

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