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> Tag: Raven Leilani

It’s good, but it made me cringe

Luster by Raven Leilani

April 21, 2021 by Sophia 1 Comment

I was very excited to see Barack Obama’s reading list come out at the end of 2020, and I immediately added some of his recommendations to my reading list. One of these was Luster (2020) by Raven Leilani. It wasn’t just Barack Obama who noticed this one: Luster was also on the best books list of NPR, Oprah, and many others. Edie is a young, black woman in her 20’s. She lives in Brooklyn and does administrative work at a production company. Her mother killed herself and her father […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Raven Leilani, Sophia

Sophia's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Raven Leilani, Sophia ·
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cbr12bingo – Repeat (and TWO Bingos!)

Luster by Raven Leilani

September 13, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Raven Leilani has exploded into the scene like the chestburster in Alien. Fully-formed, unapologetic, covered in blood, and completely in control while annihilating the guts of a mediocre man. Luster has been racking up well-deserved accolades, and I truly cannot wait to see what she does next- although I am relieved that this is her debut, and there isn’t a back catalog waiting to destroy me hiding just out of view. Not only is her work fantastic, but it also allows me to knock two “bingos” (Money, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: adulthood, Ariel Blake, art, bingo, black voices, cbr12bingo, debut novel, failure, family, generational trauma, New York City, open marriage, Racism, Raven Leilani, repeat square, sex, UnCannon

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:100 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: adulthood, Ariel Blake, art, bingo, black voices, cbr12bingo, debut novel, failure, family, generational trauma, New York City, open marriage, Racism, Raven Leilani, repeat square, sex, UnCannon ·
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