We Are Not Like Them
Books | Fiction / Literary
4.3
(334)
Christine Pride
Jo Piazza
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Named a Best Book Pick of 2021 by Harper’s Bazaar and Real Simple Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by People, Essence, New York Post, PopSugar, New York Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Town & Country, Bustle, Fortune, and Book Riot Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event—a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact on ordinary lives.Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. As adults, they remain as close as sisters, though their lives have taken different directions. Jen married young, and after years of trying, is finally pregnant. Riley pursued her childhood dream of becoming a television journalist and is poised to become one of the first Black female anchors of the top news channel in their hometown of Philadelphia. But the deep bond they share is severely tested when Jen’s husband, a city police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager. Six months pregnant, Jen is in freefall as her future, her husband’s freedom, and her friendship with Riley are thrown into uncertainty. Covering this career-making story, Riley wrestles with the implications of this tragic incident for her Black community, her ambitions, and her relationship with her lifelong friend. Like Tayari Jones’s An American Marriage and Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things, We Are Not Like Them explores complex questions of race and how they pervade and shape our most intimate spaces in a deeply divided world. But at its heart, it’s a story of enduring friendship—a love that defies the odds even as it faces its most difficult challenges.
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Author
Christine Pride
Pages
336
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-10-05
ISBN
1982181036 9781982181031
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"I really wanted to like this book, because the idea was great, but the execution for me fell short. The book goes back and forth between these two friends perspectives (stylistically a great choice) as they struggle to maintain their friendship. The problem for me is that the friendship did not feel realistic. Since their first encounter, I didnt understand how their friendship lasted beyond childhood. It felt forced and as the book continued, I didnt actually want them to stay friends. And then when the end came, it felt very abrupt. Not much explanation as to how it came to this ending, it just is."
"Wow… when I was first reading through the story, I was worried that the ending was going to be super cliché and very unrealistic. However, after finishing it — this book has one of those endings where it ties all of the necessary loose ends but still leaves room for the good kinds of questions and self-reflection about how and why talking about racial injustice in North America is important. Highly recommend! "
"Another great selection from Once Upon a Book Club monthly book box. A once great friendship is destroyed by one fateful night. This book is about diversity in friendship challenged by real world events. I definitely recommend this book to open your mind about your beliefs and the world as it is now. "
M J
Marie J Ervin
"it’s so moving!! i loved every second of it, although it’s definitely emotional "
V S
Vada Shelby
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