Queenie is stuck. After being dumped by her long-term boyfriend, Queenie tries to fill the void with a series of irresponsible sexual encounters. As the book progresses we get an up close look at Queenie’s struggle with mental health, struggle to balance the expectations of office (where she’s the only black woman) and her Jamaican grandparents. Trying to balance a desire to get healthy with the cultural taboo against therapy and discussions of mental health.
Queenie is smart, witty, passionate, and interesting. She’s also frustrating beyond belief as we’re forced to watch her make bad decision after bad decision. She’s one of the most complex, real, characters I’ve read in a long time.
I also really appreciated the balance between the raw portrait of a woman who is struggling, and the humor of her wit and her friends (the Corgis) helping her find the light.
Queenie is smart, witty, passionate, and interesting. She’s also frustrating beyond belief as we’re forced to watch her make bad decision after bad decision. She’s one of the most complex, real, characters I’ve read in a long time.
I also really appreciated the balance between the raw portrait of a woman who is struggling, and the humor of her wit and her friends (the Corgis) helping her find the light.