This is a technique that makes for excellent story-telling, but at times will likely make the reader uncomfortable.
Told through chapters that alternate perspectives between Sydney Green, an African-American life-long resident of the neighbourhood, and Theo, her new neighbour who is white, the reader never has the chance to look at the story solely through one lens. The voyeurism of Rear Window combined with the racial dynamics of Get Out makes for a powerful story! Alyssa Cole’s tale of gentrification in a Brooklyn neighbourhood has been referred to as “ Rear Window meets Get Out” and that is truly a perfect description. Highly recommended for fans of Jordan Peele’s movies, When No One is Watching is a thriller that is fascinating, discomforting, exciting, unflinching, and honestly the list of adjectives could go on and on.
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