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May 2, 2023 · Urgent, propulsive, and strikingly insightful, Homebodies is a thrilling debut novel about a young Black writer whose world is turned upside down when she loses her coveted job in media and pens a searing manifesto about racism in the industry.
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- Tembe Denton-Hurst
May 2, 2023 · “Homebodies” is the story of a young Black woman’s quarter-life crisis as she wonders what her place in the world will be. The novel opens on a well-calibrated set piece of suspense and...
- Sarah Thankam Mathews
Urgent, propulsive, and strikingly insightful, Homebodies is a thrilling debut novel about a young Black writer whose world is turned upside down when she loses her coveted job in media and her searing manifesto about racism in the industry goes viral.
May 11, 2023 · Homebodies, the debut novel from Tembe Denton-Hurst, follows Mickey, a 20-something Black lesbian who is laid off from her flashy media job. When she spirals afterward, Mickey begins to search for who she is, what she truly cares about, and how she can be heard.
- Tembe Denton-Hurst
Jul 6, 2023 · Homebodies is a coming of age story, with flashbacks to Mickey’s teenage years a common occurrence once she is back home. I enjoyed these passages, as they gave an insight into Mickey’s personality and the way she sees herself.
May 2, 2023 · A meditation on identity, self-worth and the toll of corporate racism, Homebodies is a portrait of modern Black womanhood with a protagonist you won’t soon forget.
Jan 30, 2024 · A raw description of “Homebodies’ ” plot makes it sound like millennial P.C. whining, but Mickey’s job experiences are universal and the overall novel has a lot to say about a variety of issues. It’s not a coming-of-age story, as Mickey is in her 20s.
