Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It was recommended to me as cultural books that would or could be banned. I'm doing my best to read the stories written by human beings about our lives and lived experiences because when you have an experience that guides your beliefs are rarely going to falter when someone wants to argue that their beliefs are wrong because they differ. I would be incredibly ignorant to believe that my experience would be the same if I were in that situation because it would because what I look like is different. I am thankful for the opportunity to see through the eyes of someone who has experienced life differently than myself because I can learn empathy in a deeper way. We are all different but humanity should make us all the same.

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