Review of Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
I enjoyed this book more than I expected to, mainly because the stories are a surprising combination of everyday life, tragedy, and humor. The stories focus on black identity in a powerful way, but this is far from a one-issue book. Thompson-Spires covers body issues, bullying, friendship, parenthood, and therapy, just to name a few. I related to her biting portrayals of reality television and social media.
Thompson-Spires does a great job of keeping every story interesting and different, yet also loosely connecting each story through a few repeated characters. I was particularly interested in Fatima, who we meet as ...