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You Are Free (2011)

by Danzy Senna(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1594485070 (ISBN13: 9781594485077)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Riverhead Trade

review 1: I read Caucasia, by this author, many years ago, and while I'm hazy on the details of the story, I remember thoroughly enjoying her fresh perspective on complex issues of racial identity. So when I saw this book of stories on the Booksmith bargains table, I couldn't resist (This is my year of reading short stories, it seems.) I love that her stories never take an easy route -- her characters are not always likeable, but they are believable, and the emotions, while often uncomfortable, feel so honest.
review 2: If there is such a problem as a collection of stories being too cohesive, this collection suffers from that problem. The characters and situations are quite unvaried from story to story, and for a book that purports to somehow tackle the race issue, I f... moreound it did so in a way that is so understated that it really fails to get at anything. Although the collection is well written and edited, it's not very surprising. It might be of interest to new mothers. less

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