Reviews - Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir

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Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir

4.25 stars.
Ms. Carroll writes of being an adopted black child, raised in rural New Hampshire by unconventional white parents. She also describes her rather toxic relationship with her white biological mother. The author struggles to find her voice and identity as a black woman in mostly white environments though high school, college and young adulthood. I found her writing and story to be riveting and I read this memoir with great interest. This is another important read to help one better understand the pervasiveness of white privilege in our society.

nattfodd's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

manderz219's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

This is a powerful memoir to be sure - Carroll was adopted by white parents and grew up in a community that didn't "see" race. All of these stars are for the strength of the story and storytelling, but the writing itself made it tricky to get through for me. I can't really put my finger on why. I also listened to it on audiobook and enjoyed the narration, so maybe if you're reading through reviews looking to see if you can give this book a try, that might be the way to go!