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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
poisoned_icecream's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
This is an interesting book. Leila Taylor discusses her experiences as a black woman and being in the goth scene, as well as critique of popular culture and how it is relevant to America's racist and past and present. There are multiple typos and misspellings that really irritated me, but this book is still worth checking out.
kairhone's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
cyanide_latte's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I'd been waiting to get my hands on a copy of this and now that I have and it's Black History Month, it felt the most appropriate to read right away for this month. I loved this, I needed Leila Taylor's perspective, this has given me a lot to think about, and I strongly encourage all fellow goths to read this and to re-evaluate their perspectives. All of us, full stop. Black people have every right to be in goth spaces, same as anyone else, and those of us who aren't Black should be supporting Black goths in our community. And I feel like this book really can help jumpstart conversation and new perspectives on that. Support the Black goths in your community; you have no excuse not to. Black lives matter. They always have.
ultramarinedream's review against another edition
5.0
“If the illusion of whiteness as the standard of an idealized American persists, Blackness by its nature repudiates that illusion. To then completely reject all notions of standardization is a double condemnation. If lightness is the goal, goth embraces darkness. If white is good, pure, and enlightened, goth chooses black. If gravitas denotes pride, goth embraces whimsey. If Blackness requires vigilance, goth designs to daydream.” - Leila Taylor
Taylor wrote this book with the intent of researching the Black goth scene and what it was like to be part of a subculture perceived as being “white”, and how it felt to navigate a world where she is twice marginalized. A really excellent and well written book.
Taylor wrote this book with the intent of researching the Black goth scene and what it was like to be part of a subculture perceived as being “white”, and how it felt to navigate a world where she is twice marginalized. A really excellent and well written book.
oddkin42's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Informative collection of essays on Black History in America, Gothic history, and the author's experience and analysis of life as a Black goth.