Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
Each of Evaristo's 12 characters are well drawn, from the (on the surface) uptight Shirley to the non-binary Morgan. They are all believably flawed yet sympathetic individuals in their own ways. Some of the male characters come across as a bit one dimensional but that actually makes for a refreshing change to the gazillion of books out there that have one-dimensional female characters.
Not going to say anything about the book's examination of what it means to be a black woman in Britain because, well, I'm not black. Therefore, I don't really have the right to say anything other than I probably need to listen more.
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