![]() ![]() Her traumatic past, and present self-destructive tendencies only further her mental struggle with herself. Edie is a black woman with, arguably, mental health issues. Luster falls into both of these categories. Recently, there has been a huge influx of two different types of books: first, those written by black women, and second, those written about nihilistic, dry, and depressed 20-something women (of the Sally Rooney variety). Unfortunately, it only gets worse when Edie, evicted and jobless, moves into Eric’s home. While Edie’s affair with Eric is known by his wife per the rules of their hesitantly open marriage, the situation is tense and hostile. The novel begins when she starts an online-to-real-life relationship with Eric, a white, middle-aged man with a razor-sharp wife and an adopted black daughter. Raven Leilani’s debut novel, Luster, tells the story of Edie: a 23-year-old black woman living in the less than desirable depths of New York. But what truly shone through? The fresh wound of generational trauma. The sugar daddy themes naturally were a close second. Luster first caught my eye with its shimmering, iridescent cover. ![]()
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