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dstarrb 's review for:
Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir
by Rebecca Carroll
4.25 stars.
Ms. Carroll writes of being an adopted black child, raised in rural New Hampshire by unconventional white parents. She also describes her rather toxic relationship with her white biological mother. The author struggles to find her voice and identity as a black woman in mostly white environments though high school, college and young adulthood. I found her writing and story to be riveting and I read this memoir with great interest. This is another important read to help one better understand the pervasiveness of white privilege in our society.
Ms. Carroll writes of being an adopted black child, raised in rural New Hampshire by unconventional white parents. She also describes her rather toxic relationship with her white biological mother. The author struggles to find her voice and identity as a black woman in mostly white environments though high school, college and young adulthood. I found her writing and story to be riveting and I read this memoir with great interest. This is another important read to help one better understand the pervasiveness of white privilege in our society.