Queenie

By Candice Carty-Williams

Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams
  • Release Date: 2019-03-19
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
4
From 501 Ratings

Description

*SOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES*

*ONE of NPR’s and TIME’s BEST BOOKS of the YEAR * NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK of the YEAR by WOMAN’S DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, and BOOK RIOT!*

“A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked.” —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author

This acclaimed and “welcome debut from a seriously talented author” (New York Post) is a disarmingly honest, unapologetically black, and undeniably witty novel that will speak to those who have gone looking for love and found something very different in its place.

Queenie Jenkins is a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she’s constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places…including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth.

As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, “What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?”—all of the questions today’s woman must face in a world trying to answer them for her.

“A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all” (Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author), Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today’s world.

Reviews

  • Loved

    5
    By mimi767676
    This is a great book! I love how Queenie was able to get over past trauma from her moms relationship and the neglect of her mom. Her three friends stood by her side through it all not judging her. Although her family are like most black families, not really believing in mental health and therapy, they were eventually supportive of her healing journey. I wish one day Queenie settle down with a black male. There’s nothing like black love.
  • Queenie

    4
    By TMJReads
    Definitely a roller coaster ride.
  • Amazing read!

    5
    By NickieVaughn
    I thoroughly enjoyed! Wish there was a part II
  • A good read

    4
    By Wizard reads
    More geared towards a 20 something crowd but a good read nevertheless. I couldn’t relate to everything in the main characters life but the aspect of heartbreak and “breaks” hit home.
  • Great Read!!

    5
    By Parkside:)
    I love the character development of Queenie but the ending was a bit boring. I still would recommend.
  • Amazing Book for Black Women

    5
    By Zykieya Cooper
    I was a little irritated with queenie’s decision throughout the book especially with men but I wanted to wait and see if she would change. I’m so proud of her breaking the generational curses of black families and seeking therapy or help to help with her trauma, relationships and of course her mental well being. This book was amazing and eye opening to me it made me realize that some black women are attracted to certain types of men out of fear or going where they are wanted. I loved that it included the triumphs of being in an interracial relationship. This amazing book made me cry and made me realize so much about being a black women even though my life is just getting started.
  • 💕💕

    5
    By Chelley_27
    I loved this book 🥰🥰🥰
  • Relatable, real, hilarious!

    5
    By isabelc33
    I can’t remember the last time I read a book this quickly. Queenie is multidimensional and has depth, like most black women. It’s refreshing to see that play out in such a relatable, funny, and modern way. No matter who you are, this book will bring out your cynicism, empathy, and ultimately, hope.
  • A mindful masterpiece

    5
    By DancerNelle
    This book is for all of the black women in strange spaces trying to maneuver through the awkward levels of life. A beautiful coming of age about life in your 20s. A must read.
  • For all the girls in their twenties

    5
    By dest185
    Relatable, touching, and a reminder that we are our best, just the way we are.