Girl, Woman, Other
Paperback Published on: 05/03/2020
Price: £9.99
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A Rich Tapestry of Britain
In just 352 pages and through the lens of 12 variously-interlinked characters (11 black women and 1 non-binary), Bernadine Evaristo creates a rich tapestry... READ MORE
A Powerful Novel
Girl, Woman, Other is a beautifully written, poetic, thought provoking, and extremely relevant novel. The individual stories of the characters that Evarist... READ MORE
Wow!
I had read really great reviews about this Booker prize winner but hadn't initially been tempted to read it.
It's narrated by twelve different narrators, a... READ MORE
Synopsis
Winner of the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year 2020
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2020
Joint Winner of the Booker Prize 2019
Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood.
Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.
Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241984994
- Number of pages: 464
- Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 31 mm
- Weight: 329g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allCompelling and contemporary writing!
Bernardine Evaristo writes about everyday situations. Her style is vibrant and full of life. What really stands out in this book are the different characte... READ MORE
An impressive book, but something of a curate's egg
This was my first experience of reading Evaristo, and on balance it was a positive one. It occupies the grey area between short story collection and novel ... READ MORE
Novel atomic
What a novel! Just unputdownable!
New perspective
Excellent read. Took some time to get into the story - as punctuation non standard but once I had adjusted failed to notice.
Makes one see the lives of bl... READ MORE
Bernardine Evaristo - Girl, Woman, Other
Twelve different women, twelve different fates. Bernardine Evaristo was awarded the Man Booker Prize 2019 for her novel which does not have a real plot wit... READ MORE
Spectacular writing, pure genius!!!
This book can only be described as spectacular and its writer is nothing short of superb. The skill with which the lives of her characters intertwined was ... READ MORE
Thought provoking
It took me a while to get into Ms Evaristos' style of writing, and I'm not sure that even by the end I particularly liked it or found it easy to read..Howe... READ MORE
Laborious authenticity
I was delighted that a black woman writing about black women had won the Booker Prize. And I was intrigued by a book that had the judging panel breaking th... READ MORE
A Well-Deserved Winner
Margaret Atwood’s book was never going to be short of attention but winning the Booker will bring thousands of new readers to this absolute gem. Girl, Woma... READ MORE
Exceptional
My first thoughts were negative for the non-traditional writing style but this book is superb. A true modern day insight to life. Loving it!
Such a thought provoking book
When a book wins awards, it does not always mean that it will 'speak' to you, but this one definitely did! The people in it are very far away from my own e... READ MORE
A great day read.....
I loved the voices in this layered and truthful multiple storied book each narrator with their own voice. Wonderful ! A must read.
Girl,Woman, Other
i found the style of writing was hard to read , the lack of punctuation, and continuous prose but the idea was good.
Having heard it read on the radio ,... READ MORE
really good read
I found the different experiences of the characters really interesting
Complex
I found it very difficult and challenging. Very long sentences, no dots, no capital letters. Too many names and backs and forths.. Some of the stories told... READ MORE
Worthy Booker prize winner
One of the worthiest winners of the booker prize in years - much better than the trite and sentimental Shuggie Bain.
Finding it a challenge
The i am an avid reader but i am struggling with the prose in this!
I know it has a good story in it somewhere and that it is a prize winner so i will pe... READ MORE
Best recent modern book I've read
The striking language and flowing, almost poetic structure make this book utterly beautiful, but the plot is the real reason why we all came to the party. ... READ MORE
I ended up being completely captivated by every single character
I picked this book up in part, because of it’s beautiful cover, but mainly due to the number of plaudits it received. At first, I struggled with the style ... READ MORE
What to add? It’s a masterpiece!
It’s hard to add much to the noise about a book which has achieved so much acclaim but I, though late to the party, I am happy to join the ranks of Evarist... READ MORE
Beautiful tales of women
This Booker winning novel is a well crafted tale of women who's lives interlink in some way.
The characters are so visual and have such varied lives.
The... READ MORE
Emotional and true
I have no idea how Bernardine Evaristo managed to make me feel so deeply for twelve whole people in such a short space, but she absolute did. The interconn... READ MORE
I have mixed feelings...
Reading this book has been really hard for me. There are so many characters and the way the book is written doesn't allow me to get into it the way I was h... READ MORE
Incredible read, brilliant narrative structure.
This book was incredible! It’s like nothing I’ve ever read before. It’s an accurate and relatable reflection of the experiences of black women in Britain. ... READ MORE
One of my favourite reads of 2020
Girl, woman, other is a collection of stories about 12 (predominately) Black womxn who are connected to each other in one way or another.
I usually stay ... READ MORE
Girl, Woman, Other
I really loved this book. It took me to places I didn't know existed and was beautifully written and often very funny. Crucial for me is the need to like t... READ MORE
Unmissable!
No spoilers!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow. I read, I laughed, I nodded and I cried.
I found parts of myself within its pages: the experience of being an only-child, a ... READ MORE
Easy read
This book flows incredibly well from one character to the next.
The diversity of gender, sexuality and backgrounds make it such an interesting read. Will ... READ MORE
AMAZING
Bernadine Evaristo’s writing style is so compelling and full of light that all of her books are so difficult to put it down!
Girl, Woman, Other is an a... READ MORE
Interesting beginning
I have only just started reading this book. It intrigued me and is very readable from the start.
I am still learning who the characters are so I am not in ... READ MORE
Interesting and unconventional
“Girl, Woman, Other” tells the stories of 12 characters, all black and mainly women, covering the length and breadth of England and spanning over 100 years... READ MORE
Fantastic, Surprising, Heartwarming
One of the best books I have read recently. Some Booker winners can be quite hard-going but I found this one unputdownable. Wonderful voices with charact... READ MORE
Gripping story, beautifully written!
best book of the year so far
Loved its complex characters
I loved reading the complex and varied characters' lives. Each chapter is told from a different character's POV, of different ages, eras, places, sexualiti... READ MORE
Simply brilliant
What a brilliant exploration of black women’s lives. Truly a worthy winner of the Booker Prize. The writing is excellent and the characters are beautifully... READ MORE
Thought provoking & very relevant
It took me a little while to get into the grammatical style of writing as it changes all the rules I am familiar with, but that is all part of the joy of r... READ MORE
Wow ! My favourite book of the year
Every now and then a book comes along that’s not just a book but a novel , a great work of brilliant writing. I’m late to the party in reading this and wai... READ MORE
modern and changing Britiain under the lens
This fascinating novel takes us through all sorts of byways of different Black experiences and White ones too. I have taught in London Comprehensives since... READ MORE
A must read book for today
Every adult man and woman should read this book, regardless of who they are. It is beautifully written, and the characters seem like real people. It is s... READ MORE
Love
A really easy book to read. Such good stories, cleverly interwoven. My copy has been promised three times over to friends.
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A well-deserved Booker prize.
Excellent! This book had so many personal reference points for me - Brixton , Newcastle, Hebden Bridge, the Indy arts scene in South London, squatting and ... READ MORE
Very cleverly woven, loved it.
At the beginning of the book I struggled with the lack of grammar, the loose way it is written, but once you relax into the flow and style of the writing y... READ MORE
Genius
I could and will re-read this over and over. I love the style of writing and the thoughts it provokes along the way. I was invested in each character withi... READ MORE
I felt like I could have lived with the characters forever
When I finished this I was sad to have to stop hanging out with the myriad of characters and lives I had got to be with. Bernadine Evaristo had that incre... READ MORE
An excellent read
This is an excellent read: cleverly structured, varied characters, wonderful use of language and thought-provoking too. A very modern book with a tremendou... READ MORE
Girl woman other
Excellent! A page turner (once I had got used to the unusual layout and lack of punctuation or capital letters). Poignant at times, revealing, topical ri... READ MORE
Panoramic and occasionally moving
This is really more a short story collection than a novel but there are just about enough connective moments to give a sense of togetherness (a key theme) ... READ MORE
Girl, Woman, Other
I stumbled across this book. I didn't quite know what to expect. But I delighted I did.
The book started slowly and I wondered where it was going to lead... READ MORE
Fantastic read
True, funny, modern. Could not put it down.
Wonderful
Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish! would highly recommend
Extraordinary, complex, compassionate
A series of experiences of WOC and their journey through the complex rituals of British racial and cultural hierarchies, and their endless search for survi... READ MORE
Disappointingly disappointing
I very much looked forward to reading this but after two or three chapters began to read it to get through it rather than for enjoyment. I felt it had brea... READ MORE
Wow, what a book!
Wow. This book is a must read. To be honest, I found the start a little slow but once I got into I couldn’t stop reading. Really recommend!
Just brilliant!
The best book I’ve read this year. I’m annoyed that I’ve only just discovered this author, she is truely fantastic at story telling. Love her style of writ... READ MORE
A great read!
I’m so glad I trusted the reviews and picked this up. I did, admittedly, struggle to get into this at first as it’s written so differently to most novels I... READ MORE
Fresh. Brilliant. Captivating
I haven’t finished reading this book yet.... but almost. Each time I pick it up I feel sad that it’s coming to an end. My first Bernadine Evaristo book. I ... READ MORE
Exquisitely written and truly inspiring
Girl Woman Other is at its heart a wonderful story about women, women of colour, women who have overcome struggles, women who refuse to be defined by their... READ MORE
A book of so many different stories
I really enjoyed reading this book, written from the perspective of various characters of strong black women; there were some stories I liked but some I j... READ MORE
Twelve Women - Twelve Stories
I enjoyed about reading 'Girl, Women, Other' and, hopefully, I am a little more informed as a result. Each of the first twelve chapters introduces a differ... READ MORE
Couldn’t finish it
I was excited to see this book won the Booker Prize and I am always happy to support woc but I just couldn’t get on with the prose, lack of punctuation and... READ MORE
Interesting and emotional
9/10
Booker Prize winner 2019
I purchased this immediately after it won the Booker Prize in 2019, but it has taken me until today to read it.
I admit I had read the first 50 or so pages... READ MORE
Compelling
So many people’s story all in one. I just wanted to keep reading and get to know the characters!
Fantastic read
This was a really good book, at first the 400+ pages worried me thinking it would take me a long time to read but I couldn't put it down!
Although at p... READ MORE
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
One of the problems in writing a novel with 12 protagonists is that it requires considerable skill to bring the whole story together. Bernardine Evaristo... READ MORE
Present for a friend
I've not read this yet as it was bought for a friend. She enjoyed it immensely . Guessing she would rate it quite highly so giving it a 4 star rating! :)
Just Superb
A thoroughly enjoyable book intertwining dynamic characters with every day experiences and social injustices. An absolute must read novel!
My Favourite Book of 2020
If you’re stuck between buying this or not, get it! This book follows 12 different people from various years and times in their lives all living in Britain... READ MORE
Make this book a priority on your TBR now
This book is beautifully written, emotive, insightful and heart breaking. I not only found myself shedding a tear at points throughout the book but having ... READ MORE
an authentic picture of hypocrisy
Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other is a vibrant exploration of identity (in many forms), relationships, and intersectionality. Evaristo’s prose, written in a fr... READ MORE
An important book
I have heard of a lot of hype around Girl, Woman, Other which won a lot of awards including the Booker Prize of 2019.
Girl, Woman, Other follows 12 cha... READ MORE
Still not delivered
I ordered in April and my delivery has not arrived yet. So disappointed in the service- I really like purchasing from Waterstones. I have made an enquiry r... READ MORE
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