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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
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A very short collection of essays considering race in American literature. Unfortunately I hadn't read most of the novels referred to, nor was I familiar with the authors enough to get much from this piece of work. I read it primarily to read something by Toni Morrison after first hearing of her after her death. I am hoping to read some of her fiction next.
Absolutely brilliant. A must read for anyone and everyone studying literature!
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Graphic: Racial slurs
I had to read this small book very slowly because Morrison’s literary criticism is way too smart for me.
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An insightful and incisive look at how whiteness (and, by constrast, blackness) are portrayed in 'classic' American literature. 5/5
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This was a lot more academic than I was hoping it to be. I don't think I fully comprehended all Morrison explained, but I understood the main takeaways and bracketed several passages. Overall, this publication is a call for more literary research and criticism like that which is found in this text. I really loved her in depth analysis of works by Cather and Hemingway and wish there had been more analyses like this. I hope to get more out of Playing in the Dark upon rereading.