Two Black twins, so “light” they could “pass” for White.
And, this story exploring “ PASSING” - a term I was not familiar with.
One of the twins w3.5
Two Black twins, so “light” they could “pass” for White.
And, this story exploring “ PASSING” - a term I was not familiar with.
One of the twins will choose to do just that-live life as a White woman.
Her husband will never know the truth. She will not get to celebrate milestones with her twin sister or mother. She will not be able to share her heritage with her own daughter.
I found this book to be profoundly SAD.
IMAGINE believing that it would be worth LOSING all of that, to be WHITE?
I enjoyed the first half of this book, when I learned about “Passing” and the story focused on the twin sisters..Desiree and Stella.
The second half was not as strong for me, when the story shifted to their daughters, Jude and Kennedy, and the focus of race and “passing” became diluted with another theme, regarding a character named Reese.
I understand it was another way to explore “Identity”.
But, the book would’ve been more powerful for ME if the narratives had remained with the sisters-I wanted to spend more time with Desiree after she returned home-
So we could see both her struggles and also the riches that she DID have- by having Adele, Jude, Early and the community of Mallard in her life.
So that we could compare, and contrast, their two choices in more depth. To fully explore “PASSING”.
I needed to feel more of the PAIN (of EACH sister) that resulted from Stella’s choice..
As I wondered how many women who chose to PASS, would choose that path again?
Relevant Timely.
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Thank you to the publisher for providing a digital ARC through Edelweiss in exchange for a candid review!...more
Snoop is a break-out, tech start up on the verge of an IPO (initial public offering) or a buy out..depending on which founding Shareho3.5 rounded up!
Snoop is a break-out, tech start up on the verge of an IPO (initial public offering) or a buy out..depending on which founding Shareholder you ask.
A music APP that let’s you “snoop” on your favorite celebrities by listening to the same music that they are listening to, at the same time-“like sharing ear buds-one for you and one for me”...
You choose who to “snoop on” and other subscribers can choose to “snoop” on you..
FIVE SHAREHOLDERS and FIVE EMPLOYEES from SNOOP are traveling to a ski chalet in the FRENCH ALPs, to discuss the future of the company.
Topher and his best friend, Elliott (2 of the Shareholders) want to go public.
Eva (Topher’s ex girlfriend) and Rik, (2 of the other Shareholders) want the buy-out.
The wild card is Liz-the fifth Shareholder. She will cast the deciding vote. But which two, will she be siding with?
Told from the alternating perspectives of Erin, the chalet hostess and Liz, the wild card Shareholder, the story unfolds as guests are eliminated ONE BY ONE.
With twelve characters, I found the cast, their role in SNOOP, and which side they aligned with to be mind boggling in the beginning.
I though I needed to make a chart-but really, you only need to remember who the shareholders are.
I rarely have a problem remembering large casts of characters but, in this case, only the two protagonists, were well developed, so I HAD to distinguish the others by their role in SNOOP.
Would it be important to understand the hierarchy within the company, and who each employee aligned with? Not really, but I couldn’t know that starting out.
Also, each chapter started with the # of Snoopers and Snoopscribers the narrator had. Should I be paying attention to that?
A lot to work out. Too much. As most of it did not matter when all was said and done. ...more
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