Lovely

It has everything. I laugh and I cried.
I enjoyed it all.
Great fun listening.

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Good story, great narrator

The novel is a good read but listening to the narrator giving each character their unique accent and voice is a true pleasure.

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Queenie a modern heroine

I enjoyed reading Queenie as it brings together isdues of race and sex and how people can quickly get used to accepting racist behaviour.
Fortunately, after an onslaught of men behaving badly Queenie gets her life back and with the support of family and friends gets her life back on track. A book that makes you think about how a young woman can get over so many setbacks but come out stronger and formidable.

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Masterpiece

I can not describe all the emotions i have felt while reading this book. Every black woman needs to read this book. I related on several levels.

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loved it

The narrator is just Wow! I really enjoyed the story, it touches upon a lot of different topics, but especially the narrator made it so much more enjoyable to listen to.

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Funny, touching, deep. Perfectly written!

This book is so well crafted. Great story telling, funny moments that helped deal with the troubles that the speaker so brilliantly makes the listener feel. The depth of the main character is amazing. I truly enjoyed this book.

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Disappointed

I had a hard time getting through the story, specially as I disliked or hated two thirds of the characters and their dialogues with the main character.
For instance: I know that the older generation sometimes struggles with the concept of therapy but I find it hard to believe that a grandmother can watch a granddaughter go through so much trauma and still put it off as an embarrassment that Queenie is considering getting help! What?? How blind and unfeeling can one person be? I know the "toughen up and get on with life" speech is widespread
... but after witnessing her own daughter being in an abusive relationship, one would expect the grandmother character to have evolved a little bit. I would expect her to want to prevent the family history from repeating itself. But no! Her husband needs to say it's acceptable, for her to be onboard.

Also, almost all the male characters are just awful. Only the older male characters seem to be acceptable (Gene and the grandfather). The rest is disgustingly 1-dimensional and egotistical. I know it's mostly on purpose, due to Queenie's state of mind - "she seeks out the bad/disposable guys"... but even the "perfect" Tom, acts completely unfeeling and shitty in the flashbacks! How she ever fell in love with him is puzzling to me.

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4 Leute fanden das hilfreich

Great narration but a bit of a depressing story

It's definitely entertaining and relatable, plus you learn a lot as the author explores so many issues. But there is no denying that there is little pleasure in watching someone make so many bad decisions over and over again, with very little uplifting joy at the end for all your hard work ploughing your way through the mess.

It's an important book in many ways, but I wonder if it does any good to so many of the issues it is trying to shine a light on. However every review seems to have a different opinion, so maybe it's enough that she is opening up the conversation on these topics.

Buy it and see what you think.

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