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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
3.5
challenging emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a very powerful read with powerful themes of feminism, racism, sexuality and gender identity through a range of complex and diverse characters which intertwine with each others lives throughout the book.

This was an entirely different from my usual reads and do feel that whilst I enjoyed it, it was harder to fully immerse and follow at times as their isn’t a clear plot to follow throughout and is very character orientated. Due to this character orientation also I did find some parts of the story slow for characters I didn’t really care for at the start but certainly picked up as I became more engrossed by the characters stories. 

I feel like had I been able to follow the story better and its interconnections between characters (possible by reading as a physical book over audio) I would be looking at 4 stars. Until this 3.5 stars but will be one I’ll keep an eye out for in my local charity shops.