New People
Book description
Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, NPR and THE ROOT
Named A 2017 BEST SUMMER READ BY
Vogue • Elle • Harper's Bazaar • Glamour • Buzzfeed • In Style • Men's Journal • Bustle • Ms. Magazine •…
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Why read it?
1 author picked New People as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love a gloriously self-destructive woman protagonist. Maria has, as they say, “everything,” a perfect fiancé, a comfortable Brooklyn life, and an almost-finished dissertation. So why does she become obsessed with a poet she barely knows, to the point of stalking?
While reading this book, I kept saying, “Don’t do it,” while also thinking, “Yes, open the door, yes, get on the train.” Maria’s escalating acts made me gasp. Searing satire about 1990s biracial culture, vivid flashbacks to Stanford, and heartbreaking revelations about the Jonestown massacre only add to this story’s richness.
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