Girl, Woman, Other

Each chapter is divided between 3 different women with 4 different chapters giving us 12 unique women. Most of them are black women in Britain but there are some exceptions. I loved how Evaristo was able to create such vibrant women from different backgrounds, classes, races, sexual orientations, all while making them stand out and grab my attention with each new story.

The writing style/layout without periods and quotation marks were very strange and took getting used to. Honestly I almost DNFd it because it kept throwing me off and I’m not good with change. It’s similar to prose or poetry but I did end up getting used to it and began to like how different it was from most novels in its layout.

I love stories told from multiple POVs and especially when they span decades! “Girl, Woman, Other” was reminiscent of “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi so naturally I fell in love with Evaristo’s stories as Homegoing is one of my all time faves.

Also just have to say for anyone who has read this book THAT FREAKING EPILOGUE OMG!! I just have so many thoughts and feelings and notes on this book.