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emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Anthologies are usually quite rocky for me, but this is one of the better ones I've read! I know I've *only* given it a 3.5 but that's more a reflection on the fact that not all of these stories will stick with me. Especially because I read it via audio, which I should stop doing for short story collections lol.
But I really enjoyed the vast array of Black experiences depicted here. It's been said a million times but I'll say it again, there's no one way to be Black and Blackness is not a monolith. The more stories out there to remind us of this, the better. In Black Enough we have queer Black ranchers, Black coders, Black daughters of Black nationalists, Black girls figuring out their sexuality, Black artists, and much more. They're all grappling with various aspects of their identity, as teenagers trying to find their place in the world. Of course the overarching message is - you are enough.
My favourites were Samson and the Delilahs (sent me on a relisten of all the System of a Down albums), Kissing Sarah Smart, Hackathon Summers and Into the Starlight.
But I really enjoyed the vast array of Black experiences depicted here. It's been said a million times but I'll say it again, there's no one way to be Black and Blackness is not a monolith. The more stories out there to remind us of this, the better. In Black Enough we have queer Black ranchers, Black coders, Black daughters of Black nationalists, Black girls figuring out their sexuality, Black artists, and much more. They're all grappling with various aspects of their identity, as teenagers trying to find their place in the world. Of course the overarching message is - you are enough.
My favourites were Samson and the Delilahs (sent me on a relisten of all the System of a Down albums), Kissing Sarah Smart, Hackathon Summers and Into the Starlight.