haileylouise's Reviews (167)

Percy is indeed a comedian

Could not put it down. Was it life changing or the best thing I’ve ever read? No. But it did help me get out of a reading slump. Was it okay for a white author to write about a biracial and bisexual main character? Not really. It’s conflicting given the time period and how Evelyn is, does what Evelyn does in the book accurately represent what someone with her identities would do during that time period? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Nevertheless, it was interesting enough to get to the end and see why Evelyn married seven times, why she chose Monique to write her biography, and why she chose to do it now. If you’re looking for an easy read and don’t particularly care about accurate representation of biracial, bisexual women starting from the early fifties to present day, read it. It is fiction after all. But if you want accurate representation, go somewhere else. 

I feel as if it’s a “diverse” book written by a white author for white people.

For my film and lit class. First fifty pages are slow and Rachel’s POV is not as exciting as Megan’s. When Megan disappears, that’s when things start to pick up. Quite literally a train wreck I couldn’t look away from. I couldn’t stop reading it because of how I needed to know more even if it was somewhat a painful. It’s fine for what it is.

I cried