•Timely and pointed investigation into the emotional and societal costs of racism. The issue of race is even more complex in Brazil than in the Anglo world, yet the lessons and observations put forward in Phenotypes are not only applicable to our own quotidian experiences but shine a refreshing light on the vexed question of identity in our era. • Brit Bennett meets John Keene • But, also, gorgeous. By no means is this a textbook, however, or even a rant. It’s a novel, gloriously written and filled with pungent character portraits not soon forgotten.
