She remained reluctant and confused throughout the narrative, as we are revealed (as with all the other characters) only some heads up information that would allow us to continue reading.
In the latter parts of the novel, I wished to see more of Stella’s own viewpoint and motives. These differences between them were always painstakingly parallel to one another: one marries a dark-skinned man, the other does the opposite one ends up running away from an abusive companion and finds love with a man she refuses to marry, the other happily marries and finds understanding in spite of her odd behaviour one comes back to her childhood village and rejoices in a simple life as a bartendress, the other lives a wealthy life in a wealthy district. However, I found it that it was only well-presented and analysed in the beginning, when we see the differences in perception of the two sisters. White passing is a relatively new theme in contemporary novels (as far as I’m concerned), and I think Bennett did a good job at highlighting the issue. I went into this book with high expectations, considering that I hadn’t seen one single negative review everyone loved it and found it important and was mind-blown by the quality of the writing.īut then I read it myself and found, instead, just a story told at the speed of light as the author jumps in time and doesn't tie any end to any of her characters’ life chapters, as well as a plethora of characters out of whom none experience any in-depth analysis or development.
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