What did you read this year?
DC’s
average rating for
2024
3.9
3.9
If you had the chance at enjoying privilege by pretending to be someone else, wouldn’t you take it too?
It’s interesting, as nobody here is quite innocent. All of them are making the best of a terribly discriminatory environment, though some more than others. I understand the guilt, the disgust, and the schadenfreude - as that is what it feels like to live as BIPOC in a predominantly white society. Times may be different, but passing still exists ...more
It’s interesting, as nobody here is quite innocent. All of them are making the best of a terribly discriminatory environment, though some more than others. I understand the guilt, the disgust, and the schadenfreude - as that is what it feels like to live as BIPOC in a predominantly white society. Times may be different, but passing still exists ...more
Amazing novel of magical realism that tackles a story that happened within 48 hours and for centuries.
The vernacular is a bit difficult for me to read, as I am not familiar with the accents and the words, but it lent a cultural vibe while remaining current. Legends, ghosts, and fires appear in modern Toronto, mixing old myths and New Age tech in the hands of an underemployed young lady who just got her hair done.
It is action-packed yet slows dow ...more
The vernacular is a bit difficult for me to read, as I am not familiar with the accents and the words, but it lent a cultural vibe while remaining current. Legends, ghosts, and fires appear in modern Toronto, mixing old myths and New Age tech in the hands of an underemployed young lady who just got her hair done.
It is action-packed yet slows dow ...more