ugh1ife 's review for:

Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

4.75

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What a brutally honest confession of a man’s failure as a father. I think many children from marginalized groups can relate or find something of value in this book. Oftentimes we wish our parents were different, and a lot of times they fail us. I don’t think we have to forgive them, but I think we can reach a level of understanding and sympathy for them. There were so many parts that brought tears to my eyes, and I couldn’t help thinking about my own father. How the toxic environment he grew up in hurt him, and how he inadvertently hurt my siblings and I, especially my mother. I think this is a necessary read for children of fathers from marginalized groups, or anyone who can relate to themes in this book (toxic masculinity, racism, growing up black, queerness, intersectionality, generational trauma, etc.)