Brown Girl in the Ring
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Brown Girl in the Ring

by Nalo Hopkinson

1998•Thriller•126 pages

Taste attributes: thrilleradventurecrimefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossyrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, glossy thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like polish over grit.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

Set in Toronto after the turn of the millennium, Brown Girl in the Ring focuses on "The Burn," the inner city left when Toronto's economic base collapsed. Young Ti-Jeanne lives with her grandmother, who runs a trade in herbal medicine that is vital to the disenfranchised of The Burn.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerAdventureCrimeRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Future in popular cultureInner citiesScience Fiction & FantasyFuture, The, in popular culture1000blackgirlbooksScience fictionDonation of organs, tissues

Details

Author
Nalo Hopkinson
Published
1998
Pages
126
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