Essence of the book: A riveting exploration of family secrets and racial identity.
Recommendation: Boy, Snow, Bird is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that delves deep into the complexities of family, race, and beauty. Set in the 1950s, the story unfolds through the perspectives of Boy, Snow, and Bird as they navigate their intertwined lives filled with curiosity, estrangement, and the power of appearances. With Helen Oyeyemi's exquisite prose and inventive storytelling, this book will leave you mesmerized and questioning the true significance of identity. A must-read for those seeking a unique and beautifully crafted tale.
ISBN: 9781594633409
Authors:
Helen Oyeyemi
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2015-03-03
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.35
(rated by 30048 readers)
Description
The widely acclaimed novel that brilliantly recasts the Snow White fairy tale as a story of family secrets, race, beauty, and vanity. In the winter of 1953, Boy Novak arrives by chance in a small town in Massachusetts, looking, she believes, for beauty—the opposite of the life she’s left behind in New York. She marries a local widower and becomes stepmother to his winsome daughter, Snow Whitman. A wicked stepmother is a creature Boy never imagined she’d become, but elements of the familiar tale of aesthetic obsession begin to play themselves out when the birth of Boy’s daughter, Bird, exposes the Whitman family secret. Among them, Boy, Snow, and Bird confront the tyranny of the mirror to ask how much power surfaces really hold. Dazzlingly inventive and powerfully moving, Boy, Snow, Bird is an astonishing and enchanting novel. With breathtaking feats of imagination, Helen Oyeyemi confirms her place as one of the most original and dynamic literary voices of our time.
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