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A review by torihoo
White Tears by Hari Kunzru
4.0
Do you ever get that feeling, when you finish a really good book, a book you can't put down, that you're coming up from being underwater? Or you've got some kind of mind-vertigo from being so long in a different story?
I've got that after reading White Tears. The characters, details, and prose are rich, as is the historical fabric of the story. A stunning commentary on the appropriation of black culture, particularly music. I'll admit to getting lost in the unmoored, ghostly second half of the novel, but it was kind of an enjoyable limbo. I didn't fully grasp what was going on, but I didn't feel like I needed to.
Looking forward to reading more of Hari Kunzru's work in the future.
I've got that after reading White Tears. The characters, details, and prose are rich, as is the historical fabric of the story. A stunning commentary on the appropriation of black culture, particularly music. I'll admit to getting lost in the unmoored, ghostly second half of the novel, but it was kind of an enjoyable limbo. I didn't fully grasp what was going on, but I didn't feel like I needed to.
Looking forward to reading more of Hari Kunzru's work in the future.