6/19/2023 0 Comments Greenland david santos donaldson![]() ![]() His need to be seen and heard, and then the juxtaposition of his life to that of Mohammed’s – both the other, both trying hard to fit in, both with great education and yet feels not accounting for much, each with white lovers, almost not knowing what to do with them. This is where it all begins for Kip, or rather unravels. Forster’s secret lover, who was also a Black queer man like Kip. ![]() His novel takes him in the mind of Mohammed el Adl, E.M. Kip Starling has decided to rewrite his novel in three weeks by locking himself in the basement. As a brown gay man, facing a terrible mid-life crisis, and trying to adjust to the world that’s rapidly changing around him, I couldn’t identify more with Kip, the gay black narrator of the novel. I have just finished reading “Greenland” by David Santos Donaldson, and there is so much unpacking to be done – not only where the book is concerned but also when it comes to my life. ![]()
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