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Evaristo pens a suave, wise-cracking, impeccably dressed OAP admist the bedlam of his long awaited 'coming out' as he prepares to divorce his wife, Carmel, to start anew with his lover, Morris. Admittedly, most of the characters irked me more often than not, and my mind wandered throughout the last hundred-so pages as I wrestled with an overall indifference towards the immature/unlikeable supporting cast, and the self-centered protagonist.

Mr Loverman was great! Bernardine has such talent for building communities and complex charaters within her books. A love triangle between Morris, Barry, and his wife Carmel. A wonderful exploration of living secret lives and the trials of being a closeted older gay man from a Caribbean community 🇦🇬

This author is very angry, and I felt chastised! First among various reasons for being a tourist! It should be required reading for anyone vacationing in the Caribbean, where the tourists have plenty and the locals do not. Take for instance, water. Tourists can swim in it, and then bathe in it, and drink as much as they like. But many islands have no water source so the locals have to conserve every last drop. From there, the author delves ⬇️

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If you go to Antigua as a tourist,this is what you will see.

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My favourite thing about reading Evaristo is the certainty that all the characters‘ vulnerabilities and multitudes will be done a thorough and beautiful justice. Barry is conflicted, shady, petty, stubborn, entrenched in his time, queer and ultimately human. Grateful always for the nuance that is definitely one of Evaristo‘s superpowers ( that + some of the best sex scenes I‘ve ever had the pleasure to read)

Last week, I went to two literary events. On Monday, Bernadine Evaristo came to Zurich to talk about her book, Mr Loverman. On Friday evening, Deborah Levy came to talk about her latest book, August Blue. Both events were really brilliant.

Yet another book I would have never heard about if not for Litsy challenges! This short book has a lot to say about growing up, the expectations we put on kids, and mother/daughter relationships. Great read. #ReadingTheAmericas2023 #Antigua

4 out of 5

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