Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine Evaristo · first published 2019
100% recommend
Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years. Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.
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on “Obama lists his favorite books of 2019” ↗…https://www.worldcat.org/title/anarchy-the-relentless-rise-o... 3. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, by Casey Cep https://www.worldcat.org/title/furious-hours-murder-fraud-an... 4. Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prize winner) https://www.worldcat.org/title/girl-woman-other/oclc/1127909... 5. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present, by David Treuer…
on “Obama lists his favorite books of 2019” ↗Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. A beautifully written, immensely moving, very funny novel with a really nuanced but profoundly important message. It’s essentially a call for empathy. I thought of myself, a…
on “Ask HN: What are some of the best books you have read in 2022?” ↗Three Booker prize winners I’m particularly fond of: The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is another recent literary favorite
on “Books I Loved Reading in 2024” ↗…Children the first time I tried to read it, but that was probably 10 or 15 years ago now. I’m in between books at the moment, so your comment will push me to put it on the top of my list for the new year :) Girl, Woman, Other is one of my overall favorites from the last few years. Th character work is phenomenal. Do try to read a hard copy, rather than on an ereader, if you can. The book uses punctuation and the layout of…
on “Books I Loved Reading in 2024” ↗