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New People
New People | Danzy Senna
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From the bestselling author of Caucasia, a subversive and engrossing novel of race, class and manners in contemporary America. As the twentieth century draws to a close, Maria is at the start of a life she never thought possible. She and Khalil, her college sweetheart, are planning their wedding. They are the perfect couple, "King and Queen of the Racially Nebulous Prom." Their skin is the same shade of beige. They live together in a black bohemian enclave in Brooklyn, where Khalil is riding the wave of the first dot-com boom and Maria is plugging away at her dissertation, on the Jonestown massacre. They've even landed a starring role in a documentary about "new people" like them, who are blurring the old boundaries as a brave new era dawns. Everything Maria knows she should want lies before her--yet she can't stop daydreaming about another man, a poet she barely knows. As fantasy escalates to fixation, it dredges up secrets from the past and threatens to unravel not only Maria's perfect new life but her very persona. Heartbreaking and darkly comic, New People is a bold and unfettered page-turner that challenges our every assumption about how we define one another, and ourselves.
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Maria is in her 20s and about to get married but is having a bit of an identity crisis. Then we learn that maybe identity has also been hard for her—she is both mixed race and adopted. She really goes off the rails here and I can see why some readers don‘t like it, but I thought this was a fascinating character study of a lost young woman.

Leftcoastzen I really liked it too! 2y
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cariashley
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Mehso-so

This one‘s a bit of a head scratcher - I can‘t say I liked it, but the utter zaniness of the protagonist‘s actions are somewhat entertaining in retrospect. And there is some really interesting, worthwhile writing about race and identity here. But the tone didn‘t match up to what was actually happening in the book; it would have worked better as full satire.

Reggie I loved this book, but I can see how people might not like it. There were some real uncomfortable moments in here. 4y
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YaYa_Reads
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Panpan

The only thing I remember about this book is that I finished reading it, NOT remembering a thing about this book

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MallenNC
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This is one book with #NewInTheTitle that has been on my shelf for a while! Maybe I will get to it in 2020. #AuldLangReads

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻💗🙌🏻 4y
OriginalCyn620 I say that about a lot of books on my shelves! 🤣 4y
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Ashley85
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Ok I have no idea what I just read. I think this book meant to have a deeper meaning, I just didn‘t get it. Luckily it was short enough that I didn‘t bail on it. So not for me. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Ashley85
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So true...

WomanistBibliophile Clear truth 🙌🏽 5y
Reggie Omg this book was crazypants but I loved it. That Maria..... 5y
Ashley85 @Reggie crazypants yes! I actually didn‘t enjoy it. I didn‘t get Maria at all. 5y
Reggie I think she was torn between boxes. Like I was raised by parents who were Mexican descent but was never taught Spanish. Growing up people were like you should love Spanish music and eat enchiladas and I think Maria was the same but Black. Like she wanted to live up to this expectation of what she thought being Black was instead of just being herself. Complications of identity. That was my whole takeaway. 5y
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Ash.on.the.line
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Still getting quite a few new followers, so I wanted to just say this. 🔝 i have had a few people who either never post or follow and I follow back then they unfollow. (Not cool) Again I‘m not picky about my followers, don‘t care what you read and such, just want real people who are kind and respectful. 😁🥰

Crazeedi I was following anyone but now I'm waiting to see if they post anything, I need to go through and unfollow anyone who hasn't posted 5y
TrishB Same here. Only following people now when they post- or at least liking posts! 5y
NatalieR I‘m with you! 👍 5y
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CouronneDhiver I concur! 5y
Daisey I haven‘t really been following as new people follow me. Instead, I go through likes and follow those that have looked at and liked my posts. 5y
Ash.on.the.line @Crazeedi yes I have been through and unfollowed a few inactive accounts too. 5y
Ash.on.the.line @TrishB yeah, I have been trying to make sure they are active too. 5y
Ash.on.the.line @Daisey Yes I have been waiting for post but will try and follow likes and activity as well. 😄 5y
Lynnsoprano I‘m doing the same thing. 5y
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Ash.on.the.line
New People | Danzy Senna
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With all the new followers I just wanted to say hi! I love to follow back but please post and let us know who you are! 😁 We are very nice and welcoming here.
Not sure what to post? We have daily question post through the week, jump into a review or post a pic of your shelf. We love books and to talk books. 📖 Welcome and may this be a great place for you all!

Ddzmini Welcome to Litsy happy reading 📖 😋 5y
BeansPage Reposting! Awesome idea! 🤗🤗🤗 5y
SilversReviews WELCOME!!! Litsy is going to be your favorite place!! 5y
TheSpineView Welcome to all the new Littens! 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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I really loved this book. Danzy Senna writes such interesting, complicated characters. This book explores intricate complexities about race, adoption, identity and belonging through the lens of a quirky and bizarre story. I haven't found a book this engaging in a long time!

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Bibliogeekery
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Client is running late so I'm dipping into my audiobook!

HKGirl That looks so cosy! 5y
DivineDiana Perfect decision! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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Next up!

BooksForEmpathy It‘s great! 5y
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Hooked_on_books
New People | Danzy Senna
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Mini #bookhaul! I am in San Francisco for the weekend and couldn‘t even make it out of the airport without buying books. 🙄 I blame my BF, who stopped to browse for food. Luckily I left plenty of room in my bag. 😬

alisonrose If you have time, swing by City Lights up in North Beach ☺️ 6y
Hooked_on_books @alisonrose I was able to get there today! Great store. 6y
alisonrose @Hooked_on_books Yay!! One of my favorite places 😊 6y
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Reggie
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#SeptemberDanes #7years I was a little conflicted by Gloria‘s choice to tell her daughter she was adopted so early. I feel like it set Maria up for a lot of grief and mixed up decisions later on. But who the hell am I? I have no kids. Also, Gloria had asked for a black baby and got the lightest skinned black baby she never asked for but loved nonetheless. This book was an interesting and uncomfortable look at identity.

TrishB Clever pick 👍🏻 one of my friends has 2 adopted children (they are biological siblings) and told both of them very early on 🤷‍♀️ 6y
Reggie @TrishB Thanks, this is all because @Cinfhen took my Night Circus #stillnotoverit lol. Yeah, it‘s just different for everybody. When I found out about my dad I didn‘t care because he had always been there. But then I heard Daryl from Run DMC on The Moth podcast talk about how his parents were loving but he always felt something was wrong, fell into depression until his parents told him he was adopted. Different for everyone I guess. 6y
TrishB I agree- can only do what you think is right. 6y
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Kalalalatja Such an interesting pick! And I agree, it is hard to know what‘s the right thing to do in a situation like that 🤷‍♀️ 6y
Cinfhen Interesting!! Much better than Night Circus 🤹‍♂️ 6y
Cinfhen My hubby is adopted, he was told before age 8 but he never talks about it as he always says the people who raised me our truly MY PARENTS. 6y
Tamra My kids are adopted & it‘s simply a basic element of our lives, intentionally. Besides, since my husband and I are obviously not Ethiopian and they are, there‘s no hiding it even if we wanted to. 😆 (edited) 6y
Reggie @Kalalalatja @Cinfhen @Tamra Thanks for your perspectives. 6y
Linear I would think being adopted notes that you where chosen to be had. Not an accident or chance. You where decided on, and picked. Which can be a lot more special. But that's my two cents. My dad adopted me a little after marrying my mom when my birth father gave up his legal rights to me. 6y
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AishReads
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Finally! A friend that checks out #listy! Welcome @dselk to the wonderful world of reading! Now you can post about your reading and keep inspiring me from Canada 🇨🇦!! #listynewbie #roommatesthatread @LitsyWelcomeWagon

Eggs Welcome to Litsy @dselk 😊👋🏻🌸 6y
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Bibliogeekery
New People | Danzy Senna
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Love this little Banksy-esque touch in my local coffee shop!

hermyknee That‘s so cool! 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled That‘s charming! I love it! 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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TheBookKeepers Beautiful! 6y
Eggs Sigh... 6y
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Bibliogeekery
New People | Danzy Senna
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Next up! #audiobook

BooksForEmpathy Loved it!! 6y
Reggie This one was soooo uncomfortable and crazy, I loved it. 6y
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theshrinkette
New People | Danzy Senna
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Mehso-so

This started off strong and then lost me somewhere in the middle. I liked the writing style but struggled a bit with the structure. It was an interesting read but not super memorable.

Cinfhen Thanks for the honest review ~ good to know it can sit on my TBR shelf awhile longer 6y
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theshrinkette
New People | Danzy Senna
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Hump day reading. #readsoullit

Jess7 Love this cover 6y
Hannah_Haymond So curious to hear a review for this one! I‘d heard raves about it when it came out but haven‘t gotten to it yet. 6y
Leftcoastzen One of my top 10 reads last year.❤️ 6y
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reneelyons
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In his blurb on the back of the book, Marlon James states that “New People” reminds us that “the worst kind of hell is always the one we raise”, and I don‘t think I can put it any better. Loved this one.

Full review: https://reneereadsbooks.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/book-review-new-people-by-danzy...

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MallenNC
New People | Danzy Senna
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On #Riotgrams day 8, my first attempt at #spinepoetry @bookriot

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Well done! 6y
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MelissaS
New People | Danzy Senna
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Mehso-so

I wanted to love this but it fell just a little short. There were some funny parts and discussions of race and identity are always important, but really? That ending?

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MelissaS
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Looking forward to getting into this one after reading reviews here! Is anyone else impatient with the standard narration speed? I always increase to 1.25.

toofondofbooks I always listen at 1.5. Sometimes 1.75 once I get used to the narrator. 6y
BooksForEmpathy So good! I also always increase to 2x. 6y
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readvoraciously
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Here's a quick snap of my current situation: my scrumptious breakfast and my current read New People by Danzy Senna. This book has absorbed me to the point that I'm thinking about it even when I'm not reading it. I'm so curious to find out where it all leads. Have you read it?

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DocBrown
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Well it took 3 weeks but I finally experienced my first ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read of 2018. This book is one part Outline, one part Today Will Be Different, and one part The First Bad Man. Crazy delicious! I can‘t remember the last time I had this much fun. MC is my kind of obsessive, and I really enjoyed getting to know her and the dear ones in her life. A perfect little book!

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Lacythebookworm
New People | Danzy Senna
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I‘ve moved on to my next book in the #11thhourreadathon. I‘m finishing up some coconut water while my walnut orange scone tea steeps ☕️

Lacythebookworm Picked this one up based on a review by @LauraBeth 😊 So far, so good! 6y
LauraBeth 😊 6y
EclecticReaders Mmmm, coconut water AND tea? Great beverage choices! 6y
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LauraBeth
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “It made me think about race in a way I never have before: of race as performance, regardless of our identities; of this idea that we all "pass" for something every day, whether we're white, black, brown or something in between. And on top of that, New People functions as a truly delectable satirical suspense thriller.” Sam Sanders, NPR

Bonus: You can read this in one sitting and will feel compelled to do so.

Lacythebookworm Thanks for the heads up on one sitting! I‘ll need one more book to finish up my GR goal (that is after I finish the 3 I‘m currently reading☺️) That might be my last of 2017. 6y
Reggie Yay glad you liked it. 6y
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LauraBeth
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Evening reading. Claws out.

DebinHawaii 🐱❤️ 6y
Jess_Read_This Oh!!! How adorable!!! ❤️ 6y
blondie 🖤🖤🖤🖤 6y
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Mimi28 Aaaaaawwwww!!! 😻😻😻 6y
mommyincolortv Beautiful cat!!! 6y
Bookzombie 💕🐱 6y
Reggie This book pushed a lot of buttons for me but in laugh out loud uncomfortable ways. I‘m curious to hear what you think about it. 6y
LauraBeth I remember your review @Reggie. It‘s what made me want to read it 😀 6y
LauraBeth @concreterosereads5889 She better be glad she‘s so cute because it covers a multitude of her sins 😹 6y
LauraBeth @DebinHawaii, @Jess_Read_This, @blondie, @Mimi28, @Bookzombie five minutes later she slapped poor Bitsy in the face 😹 6y
Mimi28 Lol, typical feisty Grey Cat, lol. My cats are ready to kill each other if I don‘t feed them by 5:30 am, and Joyce Meyer was really good this morning, I had to get up and separate them to finish her show, Lol 6y
Jess_Read_This @LauraBeth 😂Sassypants cats are the best! I love little animals with a bit of a Napoleon complex. Poor Bitsy though!! 6y
mommyincolortv @LauraBeth My gray cat,Sanai is temperamental as well. But she is so beautiful, I'm weak to her charms lol 6y
kspenmoll Great shot! 😻 6y
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AlizaApp
New People | Danzy Senna
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Pickpick

I like a messed-up female protagonist, so of course I thought Maria was interesting. Not sure about that ending though.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
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Mehso-so

This was a weird one. The main character‘s motivations were a little unclear to me, but she was well developed. There was not so much of a story as a small cut of her life, with some thinking about the events that lead to it.

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Kendra.Diane
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Hey littens!! This chicky, my partner in crime, @k.okonski just joined in on the fun!! Give her some love and welcome her into this beautiful community!!

BookishMarginalia Welcome, @k.okonski 🎄 6y
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Cinfhen Welcome @k.okonski you're gonna love it here💟#LitsyWelcomeWagon @RaimeyGallant 6y
TheDaysGoBy Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay! There are some wonderful people here! 6y
TricksyTails Welcome to Litsy @k.okonski ! 6y
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SauerPatch Welcome @k.okonski ! Enjoy all the bookish love! 😘 6y
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MrBook Oh, we'll give her a warm welcome, that's what the #LitsyFamily does here 😎👌🏻. Welcome to Litsy, @k.okonski , this is the best online community you'll find anywhere! 6y
k.okonski Thank you, everyone! ❤️ And thank you @Kendra.Diane for being the greatest 6y
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Megabooks
New People | Danzy Senna
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Finally! A novel for short story lovers! The pace, content, and ending are very reminiscent of short stories, which I love. If you liked Chemistry, you may like this one; although, I think Chemistry appeals to a wider audience. I did like this book enough to pick up the author‘s other book right away.

The narrator is good. The director/narrator made some interesting vocal choices, which are in line with the story‘s experimental nature. 4⭐️

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razmanda
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Not quite the book I was expecting but enjoyable. In theory, it‘s about two mixed-race people getting married but it‘s a bit more complicated than that in the protagonist‘s head. Fast, quick, darkly funny.

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razmanda
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Next up! Hoping to keep my streak of great reads alive.

Megabooks Added to my amazon cart! Sounds good. 6y
Reggie Oh man, get ready cause this one will either piss you off or uncomfortably entertain you. Lol, I loved it. 6y
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Maggie4483
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🦃 Luna Lovegood
🦃 The Babysitters Club series
🦃 April
🦃 #Maya!
🦃 None yet
🦃 🏖🍣🍷🍾⚾️🎬🛀🏼👨‍🚒
🦃 Finish reading: 0, Actively work on reading: infinity
🦃 Paper, 100%
🦃 🎶 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire🎶
🦃 LOVE to cook!
🦃 Both...I like a chunkster that‘s so good it feels like a quickie
🦃 Both
🦃 My Texas Rangers (My daddy‘s Chicago Cubs are a close 2nd)
🦃 I love a good steak
🦃 I‘m kind of a believer in “Don‘t meet your heroes”

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Reggie
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What I got from this book is be you. It‘s okay to belong to boxes such as race, gender, sexuality, but just make sure that those boxes don‘t run your life. You, at the end of the day, have to be ok with decisions concerning your life. I found this book to be hilarious at times but it‘s not for everybody. Maria, an adopted, very light skinned black woman, must reconcile what she wants in life with what she‘s been programmed to want. It‘s a pick.

Cinfhen Great review as always! Into the #TBR it goes 🤓 6y
Reggie @cinfhen I would be very interested in what you think about it. 6y
Cinfhen My library system doesn‘t have it yet I just checked #😡 so it might be awhile before I get to it😩 6y
Tamra As a white mom of adopted black children, I wonder about those “boxes” for them. Stacked! 6y
Kaye Great review, Reggie. 👍 6y
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Reggie
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Greg is the guy who Maria has been dating who has lived his life as a white male up until this point. Maria is his African-American/black girlfriend who he is trying to keep/relate to. This book is a lot of this calling out one‘s identity. It‘s hilarious at times and infuriating at others. If whoever made us (gods or aliens, I‘m thinking aliens) built us without eyes, what would we fight over? Walking sticks? Forests to make walking sticks, lol?

CoverToCoverGirl Love your wit! 😂😂 6y
minkyb Love the review! 6y
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Lacythebookworm
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Picked up these two ARCs on the “readcycling” cart at the state library. I‘ve had my eye on both of these, so had to pick them up!

slategreyskies I love the cover for New People! 💕 6y
Lacythebookworm @slategreyskies Yes! It‘s great! 6y
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ReadingEnvy
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Pickpick

Between pick and so-so. I would not have been surprised if this had been a debut, but when I discovered it isn't, I was less forgiving of the imbalance. I like the character of Maria but in present day she makes strange decisions. Captures the sometimes awkward landscape of not fitting in to one specific category and navigating identity in your 20s, while still being a student and in that world. Loved that Maria is an ethnomusicology PhD.

ReadingEnvy I do think people will like this who liked 7y
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ReadingEnvy
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I had to laugh when I discovered the protagonist is a PhD student in ethnomusicology​.... Very few of you probably know that I was once one of these rare creatures but dropped out. But not a frequent appearance in novels!

saresmoore Well, that's fun! 7y
Lynnsoprano I almost did my masters in ethnomusicology, but ended up straight music history. (edited) 7y
TheJOMOreader I love this tidbit! I'm fascinated by cults in general, and just read The Road to Jonestown, and the idea of studying the music blew my mind! 7y
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ReadingEnvy @Lynnsoprano I studied ethnomusicology out of a folklore department and didn't realize until I got there that there was a huge chasm between music and my area. It was shame. I got to work in an amazing world music archive though. 7y
ReadingEnvy @LibrarianAF yes! It made me want to go track it down! But the idea of listening to it all the time was kind of freaky. 7y
ReadingEnvy @saresmoore total surprise in a good way, instant hook! Not a good sign for another book though, that was boring me so I went looking in my backlog. 7y
andrew61 That's odd I've just finished today a book set in Georgia in which the main character works as an ethnomuscologist for the state, The banner of the passing clouds, im just about to review it. Must have been fascinating- i often see British folk musicians and they are always dipping into many old traditional tunes and stories. 7y
ReadingEnvy @andrew61 oh yeah I had a classic folklore education and that always starts with the childs ballads from Scotland... 7y
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mauveandrosysky
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This book was so strange, so compelling and so uncomfortable, I could have read another 200 pages and never grown tired of it. While a large part of it is a dry social satire about race and identity, it's also a deep dive into the main character's psyche. I was completely captivated by Senna's writing. She does a lot of telling, which is something I don't always enjoy, but her voice is so wry, peculiar, and clever that I couldn't get enough.

BooksForEmpathy Yay!! I think this is our type of book and where we always agree. I like things weird and dark and dirty, and I know you do, too! 7y
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mrozzz
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Mehso-so

This has the disjointed feel of Jami Attenberg's All Grown Up, but stronger. (Not better.)

Maria has months before her wedding but suddenly she's in love with someone else, crushed she can't be with him?! She stalks the other guy. Hangs out with him once. She's delusional he wants her back.

Didn't understand her motivations. I wanted to slap her out of this "crisis". Spent my time listening in agony in response to the awkward situations.

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Mixedreader
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Holy weirdness. Dark and comedic and all the secrets. I don't know how to feel about this yet.

Buddys_Momma @Mixedreader Thanks for your review---this book has lots of critical acclaim but mixed reader reviews. Looking forward to reading this soon. 7y
Mixedreader @Buddys_Momma yeah, I'm torn, but was driven to finish it. Senna's descriptions are so sharp and vivid, I think it's worth the read. Excited to hear your thoughts! 7y
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BooksForEmpathy
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I loved this book so much. Maria is a frustrating woman and her decisions will make you want to shake her, but still she is magnetic. If I could follow her around all day, I probably would.

New People won't be for everyone. It's intense and absurd and disgusting and uncomfortable and raw and insightful. Race and identity are at its heart. Also, a lot about Jonestown. It reminded me of Ottessa Moshfegh + Alissa Nutting in its style and flow.

Yeah_I_Read I have seen so many mixed reviews about this book 😩 maybe I'll wait until it's out in paperback 7y
batsy Getting some Nella Larsen vibes from the reviews I've read. Looking forward to this one! 7y
mauveandrosysky I've heard such mixed things about this but your review makes me think this is definitely for me. Thanks! 7y
mauveandrosysky I picked this up finally based on your review alone and I absolutely LOVED it. So thanks again! 💕 7y
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QuintusMarcus
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I'm afraid I don't even know what to say about this book, other than it's powerful, intense, and brilliantly written.

LauraBeth Sounds good! 📚 7y
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mrozzz
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Been eyeing these and the price was right!! 👌🏻
They were cheaper on Audible than as a print book from Amazon and, in my opinion, too short to justify paying full-price ($26) in hardcover. Needed a couple more audiobooks anyway 😉

Redwritinghood Haven't read New People, but really liked The Bright Hour. 7y
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susanw
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If you love unlikeable main characters who make questionable/dumb decisions, than this is your book! The MC was well developed, everyone else, didn't really matter, to the author or the MC, which might have been the point. I do wish I could hear someone smarter than me discuss the book, I felt like there were many layers, themes, parallels that were there, and meant more than I was getting from it.

Skeebies05 Oh! I have this one on my kindle. I'll read it next and circle back around to you! ( not that I'm any smarter than you! ) 7y
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Leftcoastzen
New People | Danzy Senna
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Razor sharp read ! As the self described "King and Queen of the racially nebulous prom."Maria and Khalil prepare for marriage,Maria is trying to finish her dissertation on Jonestown .She also is way laid by an infatuation that may derail the perfect life Khalil envisions for them.With wit and a darkly comic edge,the novel speaks to race and class and the preciousness of Brooklyn.Also,a look at ones' secret self and how it can hang you up.Love it!

batsy Great review. I look forward to reading this. (Also, I just found out she's married to Percival Everett, whose So Much Blue also strikes me as witty and darkly comic in parts!) 7y
Leftcoastzen @batsy Want to check him out too! Your review of So much Blue was encouraging! 7y
BooksForEmpathy Just finished reading your review and couldn't agree more! I loved this one. 7y
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Leftcoastzen
New People | Danzy Senna
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#anditsaugust #diversity The United States is a much richer country because of the diverse people, cultures, and religions that choose to be here. I was happy to find New People at my library,loved her book Caucasia.

RealLifeReading Love this! 7y
batsy Fantastic selection. That Angela Davis cover 💜 I'm happy to hear you liked Caucasia, I wanted to read that. Look forward to your thoughts on New People! 7y
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