My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole JohnsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
If you buy one book in October, it should be this one. MY MONTICELLO is a collection of short stories and a novella that explore race, identity, and more. Beautifully written, nuanced, and insightful, they each make you think. My introverted self found myself wishing for a book club so I could discuss these stories with others.
The eponymous novella is set in Virginia, where I live, and features a group of townspeople who must flee to Monticello after racial attacks and climate change. I wish I could describe how unsettling and good it is, but you just need to read it. It’s already been optioned for Netflix, which is awesome.
I cannot stop thinking about this book, and I also cannot recommend it enough.
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway -- thank you to Goodreads and Henry Holt for my copy.
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