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A review by mkmcelroy
Mixed-Race Superman by Will Harris
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This book offers no answers but did leave me feeling seen in a way no book really has. At one point, Harris says being mixed race is really just being in a constant state of confusion, something I could not agree more with. The experience of being mixed race is something I rarely, if ever, see reflected in media or just day to day life. It is so rarely acknowledged as existing even by the government. So to have a book that provides three varying perspectives, so eloquently and thoughtfully weaved together, is a gift.
There are so many ways to experience being mixed race, so many ways to embody it. Warring instincts, the battle of whether to choose, what to choose, knowing that usually the choice is made for you. Reading about these things in the pages of a book was so grounding. It was an acknowledgement of my own experiences, something I’d stopped hoping I would get.
This is the kind of book you take notes on, reread, and discuss with the people you care about. I cannot recommend it enough.
There are so many ways to experience being mixed race, so many ways to embody it. Warring instincts, the battle of whether to choose, what to choose, knowing that usually the choice is made for you. Reading about these things in the pages of a book was so grounding. It was an acknowledgement of my own experiences, something I’d stopped hoping I would get.
This is the kind of book you take notes on, reread, and discuss with the people you care about. I cannot recommend it enough.