Raven Leilani’s novel Luster has a great sense of energy, depth, and control. She has all the elements here of a very accomplished novel. The main character is flawed but likable, and the plot is interesting to the point of distraction. This novel also has many cutting and incisive things to say about race in America, but with style and panache. She has a rich palette of words and phrases that she uses in surprising, even jarring ways. Luster is one of the more accomplished novels I have read by a young writer in a long time.
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