![]() The relationship is strange, sexual, uneven and unexpected. In Luster, Edie becomes involved with a married man named Eric, who claims to be in an open marriage. She makes so many questionable decisions in her life (who didn’t at 23?), some that made me say, “Girl, what are you DOING?” several times. Raven Leilani has done the same with Edie, a young Black woman learning to navigate adulthood and being an artist in New York. We have seen and read SO MANY stories and films about white people trying to figure things out while making horrible decisions during their journey. It is so refreshing when I read stories of Black people that don’t focus solely on their trauma. Let the words wash over you, let your imagination see Edie, Eric, Rebecca and Akila (oh my dear Akila) and fill your minds and hearts. ![]() I cannot stress enough to my readers how much I would like them to read Luster. To read such a fierce, raw and sometimes anger-inducing book was a privilege. If I could give this book 100 stars I absolutely would!! Wow!! Wowowowowowow! I usually try to be more eloquent when I write my reviews but Luster has knocked all sense of grammar and vocabulary out of my system. ![]()
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