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The Other Black Girl
- Narrated by: Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Bahni Turpin, Heather Alicia Sims
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, read by Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Bahni Turpin and Heather Alicia Sims.
A highlight for 2021 from: Guardian, Time, Independent, Evening Standard, BBC, Stylist, Irish Times, i, Harper's Bazaar, Washington Post, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly and The Sun.
Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and the micro-aggressions, she’s thrilled when Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They’ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events cause Nella to become Public Enemy Number One and Hazel, the Office Darling.
Then the notes begin to appear on Nella’s desk: Leave Wagner. Now.
It’s hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realises that there is a lot more at stake than her career.
A whip-smart and dynamic thriller and sly social commentary, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist.
Critic reviews
"A bitingly satirical novel about race and the workplace." (Independent)
"Zakiya Dalila Harris is set to be one of 2021's biggest breakout names. Buckle up for a highly entertaining ride that will make some waves this summer." (Stylist)
"Packed full of shrewd observations on power struggles and strength, this is unputdownable." (Cosmopolitan UK)
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-01-22
An easy listen
Read beautifully
I Felt the main character could have a bit more grit….that’s not life though, is it? It’s not how it really works. It gets to the best of us. Where we start complying before we even realise it because let’s face it. It is easier!
I liked it.
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- Horley, G
- 07-02-22
The price of authenticity
Although I found it a stretch to comprehend the perspective of the main character, due to generational/gender/ethnicity/cultural differences, yet it was worth the effort.
The story builds momentum and suspense and the ending is appropriately inconclusive.
Wherever and whenever we eschew the dominant paradigm we must resolve how far we are prepared to compromise with the mainstream. The apparently simple thesis in this fable is that there are no easy solutions. We are encouraged to empathize with Nella while appreciating that any participation in society involves facing multiple temptations that if we succumb to them will undermine and betray our core beliefs.
Although this story is centred on ethnicity, the conundrum it highlights applies more widely, with religion and environmental issues coming particularly to mind
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- Amazon Kunde
- 17-03-22
takes an bizarre and thought-provoking twist
This gave me a lot to think about - some incredibly thought-provoking moments. Damn.
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- V. O'Regan
- 07-06-21
Stunning debut
Definitely a novel best read or listened to cold without too much prior knowledge as it slowly unfolds its plot. The narrators did well in bringing the characters to life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-11-21
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I haven’t read ‘the devil wears prada’ or ‘get out’ so this was all new to me. Educational and interesting. Bit slow at first then moved swiftly
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- AK
- 23-09-21
Great idea but story didn't grab me
The book tackles important topics in interesting ways but I was unsure of ending.
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- anne-marie
- 13-11-21
It was ok
I was really enjoying the story at the beginning but when the twist came I felt lost, which is a shame.
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- MOXIE
- 12-12-21
Loved it. Great read
loved it couldn't put it down. was right there with it until 'magic' hair grease then it felt a bit silly but still couldn't put it down. I've felt all those feelings of desperately trying to fit in but never belonging being stabbed in the back by the person who's supposed to have it. felt the micro aggressions and racism in the work place and more. Magic grease to make myself more acceptable and amenable in the white mans world to subjugate my thoughts and feelings to fit in is just another type of slavery being suppressed just to get by and work in the white mans world.......but if it stops all that pain ive felt over the years.....I'm pretty sure i would take the grease. .....don't know what i would have expected other than hair grease, brainwashing, cults or just regular people being regular arse-hats but drugs in hair grease i dont know. but i still enjoyed this book very much indeed it made me think. narration was great could clearly tell all characters apart. great feeling and performance and probably one of my favourite reads this year. and narration was a big part of that too. I've read many good books on hear ruined by shitty narration. this was definitely not one. five stars across the board.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-08-21
Listen!
I loved the storytelling and the performances. Everyone should listen to or read this book.
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- Chidinma Ogbonnaya
- 05-06-22
Wow...super creepy
You feel uneasy from the get-go and eo not find out why until near the end. It keeps you hooked! You will not regret buying this!
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