![]() I appreciated the flow of locations in the timeline of the story. Food is a pivotal blessing in the book. Their upbringing is a testament to the life their parents provided them, especially the tribulations their mother faced.įamilies carry the reader to places including London, California, and the Caribbean. ![]() Benny is a young person who is understanding her sexuality, which drove her to leave home in the first place. His thoughts are an internal monologue, a dramatic irony. Byron is grappling with being a Black man in his work in Ocean Science. ![]() There is an awkwardness between Byron, the older sibling, and his sister, Benny. In the prose, you also learn enough about the characters to not question what you read but not long to know more.Ĭhosen family is a frame in the novel, particularly for Benny. You learn just enough about the characters amidst the story in breaths. Most of the chapters were no more than five pages. ![]() They learn about the intricacies of their mother’s life as they grieve. Byron and Benny inherit a black cake that entails their mother’s ingredients of survival, love, and independence. Benny has been estranged from the family for years. In Black Cake, siblings Byron and Benny meet to receive an inheritance after their mother, Eleanor, died. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson reminded me of Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty yet is incredibly unique, emotional, and gripping. ![]()
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