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A review by _readwithash
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins
3.0
This is a hard collection for me to rate. For one, I'm really trying to learn to love short fiction, but I still struggle with it. For another, this was published posthumously, and I think the collection suffers from that. I'm making assumptions, but I think it lacks a central theme and some more serious editing, because it was never explicitly made to be published.
That said, some of these short stories are really beautiful. There is a great perspective on what it means to be Black in America, especially in the 60s, although the themes are definitely still relevant today.
Ultimately, this is a small book that throws a few really big punches, and while it will never be one of my favorite pieces, I do recommend it.
That said, some of these short stories are really beautiful. There is a great perspective on what it means to be Black in America, especially in the 60s, although the themes are definitely still relevant today.
Ultimately, this is a small book that throws a few really big punches, and while it will never be one of my favorite pieces, I do recommend it.