Reviews

“Set in the post-post-racial South, We Cast a Shadow tells the story of a man—one of the few black men at his law firm—desperate to pay for his biracial son to undergo demelanization, desperate to ‘fix’ what he sees as his son’s fatal flaw...” — Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist

nuhafariha's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this book but would have enjoyed it more if it weren't mandatory reading for class.

teresaalice's review against another edition

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4.0

It takes an incredible talent to write a book so insightful, difficult, satirical and yet lyrical, but still making it accessible for someone like me to easily read it, get hooked into it.

readerrho's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The main character in this book reminded me of the Dave Chappelle show "Clayton Bigsby" character and Django's "Stephen" character. This was well written but I felt the plot went a little off course in the end.

jmccarth's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

wrenmurray's review

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Disappointing and elementary

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