![]() ![]() I enjoyed seeing the modern-day translations of such beloved characters – the Benitez family is Haitian-Dominican living in cramped quarters. ![]() This is one of those stories that you feel and understand with multiple senses. The sights, the sounds, the emotions are all conveyed with such simplistic beauty and lyrical eloquence. Zoboi’s sensory descriptive tone only enhances that experience in this story with her vibrant details. It is always fascinating to learn about different ways of life and what makes a place unique. I loved that the author set this story in the colorful and culturally diverse neighborhood of Bushwick. ![]() The two things I loved most about this modern-day adaptation was the setting and the author’s style of writing. THE PREMISE: Zuri Benitez is hard-core devoted to her ‘hood in Brooklyn and upset that a bougie family with deep pockets have fixed up an abandoned home into a mini-mansion and brought with them their judgmental and pretentious teen son, Darius… TYPE OF NOVEL: A Modern YA Pride and Prejudice Adaptation ![]()
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