4.5

Pride

Ibi Zoboi
Book
October
2022

Review:

This was a great book! I loved the way they modernized the old classic and how they changed some of the uncomfortable parts. I think the story flowed really well and cohesively. I wish there was a little more conflict toward the beginning. I also wish the sister's story got more of a conclusion. This is a good book to read for book club because we read pride last year. It did take me forever to read this book, but that was because of how busy the book was and not the book itself.

Trigger Warnings:
Racism & racial slurs, Gentrification & classism, Cheating, Slut-shaming, Sexual harassment and the non-consensual distribution of private photos, Alcohol consumption & recreational drug use mentioned, Grief & loss depiction, Death of a family member, and Physical assault

Synopsis From Book:

Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all.
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