Victoria Christopher Murray
Auteur van The Personal Librarian: A Novel
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She has a degree in communications from Hampton Institute & a Masters in Business Administration from New York University. She lives in Inglewood, California. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- 21st century
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- New York, New York, USA
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- Inglewood, California, USA
Queens, New York, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Opleiding
- Hampton University
New York University (MBA)
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Novels can also get into the heart and soul of the characters. I never felt that in this story. She is rather flat as a character. Belle lamented about having to be white in the public, but "colored" when she came home and laid her head down on her pillow. We know this because she states it but, we, as readers, don't get deep enough into her interior life to feel her experience. The romance in the book was slightly more interesting, but her vacillating about her love interest's despicable behavior doesn't seem to be in line with her character's personality- a strong, educated and business savvy career woman who can read a room and use her people skills to out- maneuver social and business competitors.
What really made this book painful to read was that the authors created stilted dialogues between characters written to "instruct" the readers on art, racial issues, history, and feminism. I skimmed most of these lectures/monologues. Overall, I found it a chore to read. I only completed it because it was a selection for my book club.… (meer)