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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lyrically beautiful prose
I had only known Ntozake Shange through her choreopoem, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, so I was very curious about her prose writing. I found this book very beautifully written and well crafted. This book is about an artist, Liliane, who journeys into memories of her childhood. As a product of an interracial marriage, Liliane must struggle to define...
Published on March 10, 2001 by cilice
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Liliane
This book is a confusing book. It uses images that are vivid in every way imaginable. Liliane is a young woman who is on a quest for her true self. She doesn't want to come to grips with the facts of her parents. Shange strings together memories, dreams, and expectations of a young black woman to bring her to life as we read about her. Victor Jesus, Zoom, Thayer and...
Published on January 14, 2002
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lyrically beautiful prose,
By "cilice" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Liliane: A Novel (Paperback)
I had only known Ntozake Shange through her choreopoem, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, so I was very curious about her prose writing. I found this book very beautifully written and well crafted. This book is about an artist, Liliane, who journeys into memories of her childhood. As a product of an interracial marriage, Liliane must struggle to define herself and what color means in her life.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Liliane,
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This review is from: Liliane: A Novel (Paperback)
This book is a confusing book. It uses images that are vivid in every way imaginable. Liliane is a young woman who is on a quest for her true self. She doesn't want to come to grips with the facts of her parents. Shange strings together memories, dreams, and expectations of a young black woman to bring her to life as we read about her. Victor Jesus, Zoom, Thayer and Sawyer are her lovers who reveal a different side of Liliane that her family and friends aren't fully aware of.
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Liliane: A Novel by Ntozake Shange (Paperback - September 15, 1995)
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