Your review is everything I felt. This content is imported from Instagram. Lots of real issues are brought to light that are both terrifying and all too real for Black communities." And I think for a lot of marginalized people, they have, in a way, been to war within America, without having to leave where they were born. What I found particularly striking were the flurry of both subtle and blatantly bigoted words and deeds and aggressions perpetrated on the people in this community, and how they responded. The book had a lot of potential but I found the ending anticlimactic and it was not a thrilling read.

Older people are really respected in the book as vessels of information, and I think it reflects an oral history tradition present in many communities whose voices are often left out of history. Read an Excerpt From 'The Vanishing Half', 'In Five Years' Is MC's April Book Club Pick. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. I felt like Sydney was too abrasive, too aggressive, too intense. The landscape of my life is unrecognizable; Gifford Place doesn’t feel like home. Claude, my first post-divorce friend with benefits, used to call my new neighbors “Becky and Becky’s Husband.” We laughed at how they’d peek suspiciously at him through the curtains when he waited for me in his car out front, or how they’d hurry past when he stood at my front door in sagged jeans and Timbs instead of his tailored work suits and loafers. Arwin! “Well, family trees have a lot of missing leaves around here, if you know what I mean,” Terry adds as he follows her inside. I don’t think they even know my name is Sydney. ~ Reminded me of the movie Get Out... there was a creepy vibe throughout and you had to suspend reality a little. And listen to us on the Book Review podcast. During the beginning I felt frustrated bc the book didn’t feel like a thriller, then I realized it’s a little more subtle than most thrillers. Jenn and Jen, the nicest of the newcomers, whose main issue is they seem to have been told all Black people are homophobic, so they go out of their way to normalize their own presence, while never stopping to wonder about the two old Black women who live next door to them and are definitely not sisters or just friends.

I’ve seen mediocre reviews from many readers for this one, so decided to skip it. Sydney Green's Brooklyn neighborhood where she was born and raised is changing, Black families who've lived there forever are moving out or being forced out due to rising costs and shady real estate agents. Cole weaves together themes of racism, class, and privilege, while providing readers with a gripping plot about Sydney, a Black woman, and Theo, her white neighbor, who explore the gentrification of their Brooklyn neighborhood from alternating perspectives. Is this just a case of sad economic reality? It deals with serial killers, missing women, and muggers. My anxiety while reading this book was TOO HIGH for my comfort, but I guess that means Alyssa Cole did her job. “Of course they don’t appreciate that kind of thing.”. I drop my head and let the morning sun heat my scalp as I sit hunched and hopeless.

Where did they go?! I read this as a book club pick so I’ll be curious if maybe I just missed them. While the novel comes with some eery twists, ultimately it reminds us just how troublesome gentrification is in itself. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ As I was reading this book, I wanted to know more. Usually when i read thrillers i’m like “okay this could happen” but like it’ll have to be like the craziest thing ever but this book? The blurb compares this book to the film Rear Window, without spoiling anything (I'm thinking of buying the book) in what aspect are the two similar? While the #ReadWithMC community overall enjoyed Cole's thriller, a few people found the ending a bit rushed and were frustrated that some plot points weren't fully developed. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Read 'Plain Bad Heroines' With Us in November, Tana French's "The Searcher" Is a Masterpiece, 'His Only Wife' Is Our October Book Club Pick, The Novels to Read When the Days Get Shorter, 16 Books by Latinx Authors We Can't Put Down, 22 Erotic Novels Better Than 'Fifty Shades', 'Luster' Is Messy, Beautiful, and Complicated, 'The Vanishing Half' Is This Summer's Must-Read. As soon as I found out that Alyssa Cole was writing a thriller I went and requested an ARC that exact moment and as fate would have it....SHE HERE. Thrillers are not something I normally pick up, but I’m such a fan of Alyssa Cole’s I had to read this! I was left with a few questions that are kind of bothersome not finding out the answers to, and I think that comes from rushing to the end. My heart went out to Sydney as she tried to navigate the feeling that something sinister was going (as her neighbors' homes were rapidly sold to white people almost overnight). I feel like it would make an excellent book club pick because of how thought provoking it is!

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