Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul by Leila Taylor

Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul

Leila Taylor

206 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir race challenging informative medium-paced
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Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul is ideal for readers drawn to probing cultural critiques that weave personal narrative with the haunting legacies of race and history in America, particularly those intrigued by how marginalized voices reclaim and reinterpret gothic traditions.

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Leila Taylor takes us into the dark heart of the American gothic, analysing the ways it relates to race in America in the twenty-first century.Haunted houses, bitter revenants and muffled heartbeats under floorboards -- the American gothic is a ma...

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informative: 85%

reflective: 85%

dark: 61%

challenging: 32%

emotional: 29%

sad: 14%

inspiring: 10%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 5%

adventurous: 3%

mysterious: 3%

tense: 3%


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