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Lädt ... Heads of the Colored People: Storiesvon Nafissa Thompson-Spires
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This a collection that has to be read as a whole. Individually, some of the stories feel too pat and distanced. But taken all together, the vision is much broader, especially if read as "sketches." Many are quick bits, often ironic, vicious at times to their characters. But this is not a somber book; it is not Black trauma porn. The characters get to have a range and the author uses a range of tones that often Black texts don't "get" to have. The overall effect is rich is a way individual stories aren't. It took me a while to get this. The last story pulls no punches and scared me and then left me hopeful. A collection of short stories that aren't afraid to look at uncomfortable and sometimes painful experiences. I particularly found the stories on women's experience of mental health and illness really strong, from the woman trying to recover from childhood abuse to a desperately ill single mum trying to work out what will happen to her baby. African American experiences of racism in school, of aspirational middle class parents. In some of the stories characters reappear, and perspectives on earlier stories change. Read in June 2020, the first story packs a particular punch. Could be spoilers. OK. Some better, some worse. The first story sets a standard that is hard to match. The meta-story is interesting too, many of the characters are from the middle/upper class and they have the same issues as off of that age & class, and then the reality of being a person of color in the US adds other factors & dimensions. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"Calling to mind the best works of Paul Beatty and Junot Diaz, this collection of moving, timely, and darkly funny stories examines the concept of black identity in this so-called post-racial era. A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity and the contemporary middle class in these compelling, boundary-pushing vignettes. Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of new, utterly original characters. Some are darkly humorous--from two mothers exchanging snide remarks through notes in their kids' backpacks, to the young girl contemplating how best to notify her Facebook friends of her impending suicide--while others are devastatingly poignant--a new mother and funeral singer who is driven to madness with grief for the young black boys who have fallen victim to gun violence, or the teen who struggles between her upper middle class upbringing and her desire to fully connect with black culture. Thompson-Spires fearlessly shines a light on the simmering tensions and precariousness of black citizenship. Her stories are exquisitely rendered, satirical, and captivating in turn, engaging in the ongoing conversations about race and identity politics, as well as the vulnerability of the black body. Boldly resisting categorization and easy answers, Nafissa Thompson-Spires is an original and necessary voice in contemporary fiction"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Another recommended pick-up from my APSI summer class. This was a collection of stories delving into the adjustments of life as a colored person, several from the different point of view areas of parents and two children, wherein they are the only two colored children at an affluent white private school. A lot of these stories touch this beginning in different places.
I liked this book, but I wasn't deeply moved by the whole thing. There are certain single short stories I'd really love to pull out and use in my classroom though. ( )