A review by amywhite
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Taylor’s novel is, I assume, a realistic window into the struggles of a LGBTQA+, person of colour’s experience of the expectations and conflicts of university life and the struggle to come to terms with grief. This book was not meant for me, as a Cis white heterosexual female, to connect to or gaze upon with a critical eye. But, Taylor’s writing and character development are wonderful to read and experience from the outside looking in. I definitely believe this should win the Man Booker Prize 2020, despite not having read any other shortlisted book.
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