A review by jochno
Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

5.0

[4.5 Stars rounded up] I much preferred this to Girl, Woman Other: the style, poise and poignancy of this was far superior in my opinion at least and its characterisations gained a lot from being in the first person. The characters are well fleshed out and highly engaging. The book was an easy read but not because it in any way skimped out on any of the qualities of literary greatness required of it. Really good book, I did however think the ending was a bit of a theatrical cheesy 90s epilogue style finish which is fine but perhaps meant it slightly pulled its punch at the end. In some ways though I can see why she did it because it's important to show joy.