Twelve kinds of taste
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American literature, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, African americans, fiction
"Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties--sharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She is also haltingly, fitfully giving heat and air to the art that simmers inside her.
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Prestige, intimate, character-led and contemplative.
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Humour combines with crystalline prose in the story of a young American woman at the intersection of capitalism, racism and sexism
Raven Leilani’s novel concerns a young Black woman who becomes involved with an older white man who is in an open marriage.
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On Open Library, 9 have read it and 55 want to.
“The first time we have sex, we are both fully clothed, at our desks during working hours, bathed in blue computer light.”
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