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A review by horsley123
Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades
4.0
This is a very different book - more of a poem, an ode to the trials and tribulations, joys and disappointments of a group of women from Queens. There are no real key characters - it is the group as a whole describing their childhood, adolescence, adulthood and finally, deaths. There is an examination of their relationships with friends, lovers, husbands and mothers as well as their changing feelings towards Queens itself.
It is brief which suited me fine, long enough to relish the writing style but short enough not to drive me mad with the repetition or lack of plot. It does need to be read fast so I would recommend to avid readers, but not the one book every two months reader.
It is brief which suited me fine, long enough to relish the writing style but short enough not to drive me mad with the repetition or lack of plot. It does need to be read fast so I would recommend to avid readers, but not the one book every two months reader.