Though not really my thing, it's interesting and original and not unenjoyable.

Would I have liked it more if I read Bronte first?

Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys

6/10

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A very brief look at #StealingTheFuture has me interested in reading it.

Aaand I recently tried #WideSargassoSea, a traumatic post-slavery family drama, and found I just couldn't face the desperation and keep reading.

Listening to #WideSargassoSea by #JeanRhys.

So well done.

And I'm cooked after 10 munutes.
So v e r y despair inducing for me.

(Written 1966 as a prequel to #JaneAyre - the back story of the mad woman in the attic. Small liberties taken with actual historical chronology.)

Classified as #PostColonialLiterature.
And I see just about every human on the planet is living a post-colonial life.

Yet the Xia dynasty, the Greeks, Romans, etc have had postcolonialism around for millenia.

#afuahirsch on #widesargassosea
I am a huge fan of. Hirsch. And Jean Rhys' novel was one I couldn't get into when I approached it as a teenager. Hirsch suggests why

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09xp8jm?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

The Essay - The Book that Changed Me - Afua Hirsch on 'Wide Sargasso Sea' - BBC Sounds

How journalist and writer Hirsch changed her view of Jean Rhys's novel.

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If you are depressed by the #IllegalMigrationAct, here is some joyous news from #Brighton #refugee charity Thousand 4 Thousand. https://www.thousand4thousand.org.uk/t4ceilidh-t4k-june-update/
There are some uplifting thoughts about #tea, #SelmaJames, and #WideSargassoSea. There is also an announcement of the upcoming T4 Ceilidh. Fun, love and silly dancing
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Oof. I just discovered that the #JeanRhys (#WideSargassoSea etc.) house in Dominica 🇩🇲 was demolished in 2020 -- only a year after we saw it while visiting the island on my spouse's research trip to the national archives.
Must admit that this is a bit of a gut punch for so many reasons.