I couldn't put this down...

This likely is not the book you expect. It defies many conventions and definitions by choice and by nature. The novel is raw and ragged in places. It's linear, but allows for shifts in memory and projection that flow as naturally in the text as they do through the mind. There is a highly commendable amount of skill in making such an intricate task work so seemingly effortlessly, and author Zinzi Clemmons does. Thandi’s character is multifaceted but never fragmented. To me, she is always likable, but may not be to every reader, which is not a detriment. The way she, as an individual, navigates her world reads as inescapably human, and it’s beautiful.