Janet McDonald (1954–2007)
Auteur de Spellbound
Œuvres de Janet McDonald
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- Date de naissance
- 1954
- Date de décès
- 2007-04-11
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu du décès
- Paris, France
- Études
- Vassar College
Cornell University
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 498
- Popularité
- #49,660
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 12
- ISBN
- 39
- Langues
- 2
Twists in Turns is set in the projects of New York. Since this book came out in 2003, it shows with its references, the slang, and the slight ignorance of the time. Unfortunately, the writing feels choppy, and the characters are too flat. I mean there are some genuine tries to add nuance and backstory to some of the characters, but it wasn’t very effective to me.
The story opens with a party. We meet the main characters before being bombarded with the party-goers. All those characters in a span of a few pages without really establishing the main characters, the Washington sisters, was super disorienting. Even as the story continues, the pov might go to a random character at any time. While the dialogue is authentic (it’s filled with AAVE and early 2000’s and/or NY slang), with it being on paper as opposed to video, it could appear stereotypical.
Maybe it’s because I’m looking at this from 2021 eyes, but the dialogue and story felt very tired and messy a la reality show though I did snicker when that girl was about to get the beatdown for dumping the Kool-Aid down the sink. I liked the music references from Missy Elliot to Ashanti to Usher. In addition, I liked how Skye, the librarian, tried to encourage the neighborhood young adults, the focus on gentrification, the salon, and the overall community aspect. For what the story tries to do, it’s okay but definitely not a must-read.… (plus d'informations)