Girl, Woman, Other
“I let her know she’s an apologist for the patriarchy and complicit in a system that oppresses all women
she says human beings are complex
I tell her not to patronize me.”
After seeing at least 20 reviews of this book on my IG feed by fellow ‘bookstagrammers’, I finally caved, got a copy and began reading. From the first page, Evaristo had me hook, line, and sinker. I wondered why I had been sleeping on this woman for so long!
Girl, Woman, Other is a 2019 novel that follows the
lives of 12 characters in modern Britain. The interconnected stories of these
cis-, trans- and non-binary black women and how they navigate issues of
feminism, sexuality, and race individually and collectively in the British
sphere is so brilliantly captured by Evaristo.
I must say, I enjoyed her writing style. Her flow of
words and conversations even with a disregard for normal punctuation is truly
unique and helps you paint a vivid scenario of the storyline in your head. I
would also have liked to see some of these stories play out a little longer,
but I guess that’s the downside of short stories. However, Evaristo did an
amazing job making these stories so real and poignant in a way that makes the
reader almost a part of it.
Girl, Woman, Other, is altogether an informative,
intersectional, and contemporary feminist book that you just HAVE TO
read.
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