Grown
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Description
exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination
of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls.
Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo
era.” —Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author
of The Belles
Award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers
another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific
secrets hiding behind the limelight and embraces the power of a young woman’s
voice.
When legendary R&B artist Korey
Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous
singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero
memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields?
Before
there was a dead body, Enchanted’s dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because
behind Korey’s charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he’s dead,
the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted.“Never
have I read a story that so flawlessly hits the highest high and lowest low
notes of Black girlhood in pursuit of the American Dream.” —Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Jackpot
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Auch dieses Buch gefiel mir gut. Das Thema ist harter Tobak und sehr real geschildert. Nichts für sanftere Gemüter. Es geht um Missbrauch, sogenanntes "Grooming", Freiheitsberaubung, Vergewaltigung, Drogenkonsum etc. Aber die Autorin schafft es, eine Geschichte daraus zu machen, die man gelesen haben sollte.
Bei diesem Buch habe ich sehr lange gebraucht, bis ich mit dem umgangssprachlichen Schreibstil klargekommen bin. Interessant fand ich, dass die Story an die R. Kelly Missbrauchsfälle angelehnt sein soll (auch wenn die Autorin dies im Nachwort abstreitet?), aber die Umsetzung fand ich nicht ganz gelungen. Die Abhängigkeit und Beziehung zwischen der Protagonistin und dem Täter fand ich nicht sehr nachvollziehbar aufgebaut und irgendwie wollte Jackson am Ende zu viel, um allen Themen in einem solchen kurzen Buch gerecht werden zu können. Ich wusste am Ende nicht genau, was ich da eigentlich gelesen habe und wohin die Autorin mit ihrer Story wollte? Geht es um den Missbrauch von Jugendlichen oder doch um einen Mystery-Thriller(? der noch dazu ziemlich enttäuschend aufgelöst wird). Kurzum: Interessante Idee, deren Umsetzung nicht ganz gelungen ist.
Well, no!
Alright, as much as I love this writer, there’s just one book that she wrote that I actually like. I really was interested in this book and like all of the remaining books by her that I haven’t read yet but it turns out that this one is just so weird and it’s featuring like really weird characters that you absolutely hate the second you hear the names I wasn’t able to fall in love with this book at all Thank God I was doing a 30 day book challenge where I was trying to read 30 books in 30 days and this was one of them so I was only dealing with it for a couple hours on one day and did not spend weeks on it. I think I actually dnf this book at around 80% into the book just because I couldn’t deal with it any longer and a story was getting really boring because it was just so weird. I can’t even explain how I feel about this book because I don’t think there is a word for it. I was just cringing out and even though I love a bloody story like this one. It just wasn’t gripping me and I couldn’t really read this one without hating having to spend time reading this.
This is a book everyone should read, a book that shows what the abuse of power can lead to, and what will happen if we continue to blame the victims of manipulation (especially Black women) while excusing grown men who knew better for their behavior. Grown is a powerful yet unsettling story about Enchanted, who has been taken in by the R&B artists Korey Fields and was promised a career as a singer, and then one day wakes up with blood on her hands, a dead Korey Fields in the flat and no memory of what happened the night before.
Description
exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination
of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls.
Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo
era.” —Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author
of The Belles
Award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers
another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific
secrets hiding behind the limelight and embraces the power of a young woman’s
voice.
When legendary R&B artist Korey
Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous
singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero
memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields?
Before
there was a dead body, Enchanted’s dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because
behind Korey’s charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he’s dead,
the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted.“Never
have I read a story that so flawlessly hits the highest high and lowest low
notes of Black girlhood in pursuit of the American Dream.” —Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Jackpot
Book Information
Posts
Auch dieses Buch gefiel mir gut. Das Thema ist harter Tobak und sehr real geschildert. Nichts für sanftere Gemüter. Es geht um Missbrauch, sogenanntes "Grooming", Freiheitsberaubung, Vergewaltigung, Drogenkonsum etc. Aber die Autorin schafft es, eine Geschichte daraus zu machen, die man gelesen haben sollte.
Bei diesem Buch habe ich sehr lange gebraucht, bis ich mit dem umgangssprachlichen Schreibstil klargekommen bin. Interessant fand ich, dass die Story an die R. Kelly Missbrauchsfälle angelehnt sein soll (auch wenn die Autorin dies im Nachwort abstreitet?), aber die Umsetzung fand ich nicht ganz gelungen. Die Abhängigkeit und Beziehung zwischen der Protagonistin und dem Täter fand ich nicht sehr nachvollziehbar aufgebaut und irgendwie wollte Jackson am Ende zu viel, um allen Themen in einem solchen kurzen Buch gerecht werden zu können. Ich wusste am Ende nicht genau, was ich da eigentlich gelesen habe und wohin die Autorin mit ihrer Story wollte? Geht es um den Missbrauch von Jugendlichen oder doch um einen Mystery-Thriller(? der noch dazu ziemlich enttäuschend aufgelöst wird). Kurzum: Interessante Idee, deren Umsetzung nicht ganz gelungen ist.
Well, no!
Alright, as much as I love this writer, there’s just one book that she wrote that I actually like. I really was interested in this book and like all of the remaining books by her that I haven’t read yet but it turns out that this one is just so weird and it’s featuring like really weird characters that you absolutely hate the second you hear the names I wasn’t able to fall in love with this book at all Thank God I was doing a 30 day book challenge where I was trying to read 30 books in 30 days and this was one of them so I was only dealing with it for a couple hours on one day and did not spend weeks on it. I think I actually dnf this book at around 80% into the book just because I couldn’t deal with it any longer and a story was getting really boring because it was just so weird. I can’t even explain how I feel about this book because I don’t think there is a word for it. I was just cringing out and even though I love a bloody story like this one. It just wasn’t gripping me and I couldn’t really read this one without hating having to spend time reading this.
This is a book everyone should read, a book that shows what the abuse of power can lead to, and what will happen if we continue to blame the victims of manipulation (especially Black women) while excusing grown men who knew better for their behavior. Grown is a powerful yet unsettling story about Enchanted, who has been taken in by the R&B artists Korey Fields and was promised a career as a singer, and then one day wakes up with blood on her hands, a dead Korey Fields in the flat and no memory of what happened the night before.