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mrjess_bhs's review
4.0
Obviously this is best with the context of Black Boy, as Wright originally intended, but it also stand on its own as an interesting look into civil unrest and communist activity in the US around the depression era. It is sad to hear how people with a unified aim can end up causing so much distrust and division, and that doesn’t even bring in all the chaos the FBI and others throw in to it. Ego and coerced conformity will never be the path to liberation.
tomora's review
4.0
American Hunger was intriguing. It's interesting to see what the draw was to communism for artist and writers in the 1930's. I would have loved to read about how ended up in Europe and how he met his wife. Also more of what happened to his family. An interesting and fast read.
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