Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo review — well-placed to win the Booker This novel about 12 British women is the strongest on the shortlist Review by . Winsome is a young bride, recently arrived from … Joint Winner of the Booker Prize 2019. Review Girl, Woman, Other is an unconventional novel in the sense that it doesn’t have a plot, doesn’t have a particularly linear timeline, and doesn’t have a single focal character. Evaristo is the first black woman to receive this highest literary honor in the English language. Ten-year-old Grace is an orphan dreaming of the mysterious African father she will never meet. To order a copy go to guardianbookshop.com or call 0330 333 6846. Girl, Woman, Other: a tale of 12 women and modern mores Bernardine Evaristo fillets race and politics in Britain in an innovative and seductive way Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 06:00 Her novel Girl, Woman, Other made her the first black woman to win the Booker Prize in 2019, as well winning the Fiction Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards in 2020, where she also won Author of the Year, and the Indie Book Award. Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo, Hamish Hamilton, RRP£16.99, 464 pages Join our online book group on Facebook at FTBooksCafe . Review Girl, Woman, Other is an unconventional novel in the sense that it doesn’t have a plot, doesn’t have a particularly linear timeline, and doesn’t have a single focal character. Girl, Woman, Other. Hers is a unique sort of prose that nods in the direction of poetry in both format and occasionally in content. But all the other guys, even the bad guys, came across with rich and loquacious humanity. I was hooked from the first page and the book never let go of me. This is definitely not one of those books. Reviewed by Sahid Kamrul. Cornwall, 1953. Girl, Woman, Other – sounds so ambiguous but yet so inviting. Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters.Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years. Earlier this month, Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Girl, Woman, Other won the 2019 Booker Prize. “Girl, Woman, Other” is a big, busy novel with a large root system. Girl, Woman, Other is vast in its historical and geographical scope (ranging from 1895 to the present day; hopping from King’s Cross to West Hollywood to Barbados to Nigeria to Cornwall to Berwick-upon-Tweed) and criss-crossed by the lives of 12 very different black British women and their lovers, families and friends. . Girl, Woman, Other is a book about different women. I feel like a ghost walking in and out and in again on different people’s lives, different others. All 12 characters in “Girl, Woman, Other” are black (though one doesn’t know it), many are gay, one is genderqueer. Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood. Girl, Woman, Other Book Review I read Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other after she had already jointly won the Booker Prize with Margaret Atwood for The Testaments. Eminently readable and emotionally intense.”―New York Journal of Books “Magnificent . Girl, Woman, Other makes up for Selvon’s omissions. Girl, Woman, Other is the smart, urbane eighth novel by Bernadine Evaristo. ISBN: 978-0-241-364901, Hamish Hamilton, 2019. Girl, Woman, Other is the book of the decade.”―Washington Independent Review of Books “The novel flows seamlessly, like water, from thought to thought, character to character . Bernardine Evaristo, MBE, is the award-winning author of eight books of fiction and verse fiction that explore aspects of the African diaspora.Her novel Girl, Woman, Other made her the first black woman to win the Booker Prize in 2019, as well winning the Fiction Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards in 2020, where she also won Author of the Year, and the Indie Book Award. Booker Prize winner Girl, Woman, Other is an essential novel of race and gender: Review By Leah Greenblatt December 03, 2019 at 10:00 AM EST . Penelope, the one main white character, sees clearly at the end of the novel that “England is made up of many Englands” and with this, the book ends on a note of hope reaching for unity: “This is about being/together.” Book Review: Girl, Woman, Other. Girl, Woman, Other (which shared this year’s Booker Prize with Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments) is a sprawling book, but too intimate to be considered an epic. Chick lit has been open to minority protagonists for quite some time. • Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo is published by Hamish Hamilton (£16.99). Girl, Woman, Other is the book of the decade.”—Washington Independent Review of Books “The novel flows seamlessly, like water, from thought to thought, character to character . Girl, Woman, Other: A Review. Free UK … Girl Woman Other is brilliant. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo review — our verdict on the joint Booker winner Many voices make a lively chorus in a very modern portrait of … It was the title of the story that initially caught my eye. . I stumbled across Girl, Woman, Other on several occasions before finally deciding to cave in and read the novel. Featured kalendrawithana. The Girl, Woman, Other Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. ... One of the principal pleasures of Girl, Woman, Other is Evaristo’s energetic, at times playful style. . Girl, Woman, Other I have read books before that have been praised by others. Review A professional critic’s assessment of a service, product, performance, or artistic or literary work. . Bernardine Evaristo (Penguin General, Hamish Hamilton) Welcome to Newcastle, 1905. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Study Guide of “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernardine Evaristo. book review Booker Prize winner ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ an enlightening, exuberant epic for right now By Rebecca Steinitz Globe Correspondent, Updated November 28, 2019, 12:38 p.m. Girl, Woman, Other is the eighth novel written by Bernardine Evaristo, published in 2019 by Hamish Hamilton.It follows the lives of 12 characters in the United Kingdom over the course of several decades. Posted by thecrimereader February 10, 2021 Posted in book reviews, reading Tags: 2021 reads, bernardine evaristo, fiction, reading. Her novel Girl, Woman, Other made her the first black woman to win the Booker Prize in 2019, as well winning the Fiction Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards in 2020, where she also won Author of the Year, and the Indie Book Award. Eminently readable and emotionally intense.”— New York Journal of Books “Magnificent . . Book review – Girl, Woman, Other. . Nikesh Shukla, author and editor of The Good Immigrant. Girl, Woman, Other Bernadine Evaristo Review by Harvey Freedenberg. In Girl, Woman, Other, once in a long while I found the stacked one-liners a tad simple, falling back on typography when what’s needed is investigation, and one of her men struck me as cartoonish. Girl, Woman, Other is an exceptional work, presenting an alternative history of Britain and a dissection of modern Britain that is witty, exhilarating and wise. Books that have won awards, as this one has, but truthfully I was disappointed when I read the book. Bernardine Evaristo. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Black Cat, 464 pp., $17.00. She is Anglo-Nigerian and the author of eight distinguished books.