Book #186 of 2021: The Mothers by Brit Bennett This novel strikes me as a great example of how talented writing and character work can elevate old tropes beyond their familiar patterns. When I try to summarize the plot — a 17-year-old hides her romance with a college guy and subsequent abortion from her best …
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Book Review: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Book #95 of 2021: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett This novel offers a beautiful assortment of character studies, although it feels less like a single coherent plot and instead an intricate mosaic of interrelated lives. Central to the web of connections are two light-skinned black girls, identical twins who seem inseparable until the day …
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