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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi
3 reviews
brookey8888's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m so glad I enjoyed this because I don’t love short story collections. Obviously I enjoyed some stories more than others, but nothing was below a three which is nice.
Half a moon-3
Black Enough-4
Warning: Color May Fade-3
Black.Nerd.Problems-3
Out of the Silence-5
The ingredients-3
Oreo-4
Samson and the Delilah’s-3
Stop Playing-4
Wild Horses, Wild Hearts-5
Whoa!-5
Gravity-4
The Trouble With Drowning-5
Kissing Sarah Smart-5
Hackathon Summers-3
Into the Starlight-5
The (R)evolution of Nigeria Jones-4
Half a moon-3
Black Enough-4
Warning: Color May Fade-3
Black.Nerd.Problems-3
Out of the Silence-5
The ingredients-3
Oreo-4
Samson and the Delilah’s-3
Stop Playing-4
Wild Horses, Wild Hearts-5
Whoa!-5
Gravity-4
The Trouble With Drowning-5
Kissing Sarah Smart-5
Hackathon Summers-3
Into the Starlight-5
The (R)evolution of Nigeria Jones-4
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Self harm, Homophobia, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Violence
maple_dove's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I LOVED the chapters "Wild Horses, Wild Hearts," and "Whoa!".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Slavery, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, Suicide, Transphobia, War, and Cancer
bujoxbooked's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
5 Stars!
I loved this book (which is considered an anthology-a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing)!! Getting to read a collection of stories from some great Black men and women writers was amazing! One of my goals for this year is to read more books by Black men and this definitely gave me a great range of them.
I loved all of the stories and how they provided a different perspective of being Black. One of the more interesting ones was "Wild Horses, Wild Hearts" by Jay Coles about a young Black teen boy who worried about coming out as gay to his family and dealing with living in a rural all white area.
I loved this book (which is considered an anthology-a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing)!! Getting to read a collection of stories from some great Black men and women writers was amazing! One of my goals for this year is to read more books by Black men and this definitely gave me a great range of them.
I loved all of the stories and how they provided a different perspective of being Black. One of the more interesting ones was "Wild Horses, Wild Hearts" by Jay Coles about a young Black teen boy who worried about coming out as gay to his family and dealing with living in a rural all white area.
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse
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