A review by bookwyrmknits
The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

informative slow-paced

3.75

This is a really interesting look at fantastical fiction through the lens of Black women and girls. It focus on 4 different fictional Black female characters, how they are are treated in their stories, and what that shows us about how our culture shapes narratives about "the other"—anyone or anything that doesn't fit the culturally accepted norm.

Definitely a book to read if you are interested in taking an academic look at how our stories both shape our imagination, and restrict it.