Symptomatic Symptomatic

Symptomatic

    • 3.9 • 12 Ratings
    • $6.99

Publisher Description

The much anticipated sophomore novel from the bestselling author of Caucasia and the forthcoming Colored Television

A young woman moves to New York City for what promises to be a dream job. Displaced, she feels unsure of her fit in the world. Then comes a look of recognition, a gesture of friendship from an older woman named Greta who shares the same difficult-to-place color of skin. On common ground, a tenuous alliance grows between two women in racial limbo. So too, does the older woman's unnerving obsession, leading to a collision of two lives spiraling out of control.

A beautifully written novel, at once suspenseful, erotic, and tantalizingly clever, Symptomatic is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of racial identity.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2004
May 11
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
224
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
471.5
KB

Customer Reviews

zo<33 ,

3.8

I feel like the ending was rushed a bit. The pace changed quite a bit which led me to feel a bit disconnected with the ending. However, everything about this book felt like you were watching and experiencing the events. I think it’s the way it’s written, and its descriptions that make you feel like you’re right there, going through everything just as the main character.

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