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Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob

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5.0

This book was a really profound look into living as an Indian-American, particularly in relation to the 2008 and 2016 elections, as well as 9/11. It highlighted microagressions, blatant racism, and the intersection of Jacob's identity with her gender as a woman. Jacob also highlights some important moments in her relationship with her Jewish husband, acknowledging the differences in privilege between the two of them. And my favorite aspect of the book were the conversations with Jacob's son, Z. There are tough conversations and funny ones, and Z's persistence in asking hard questions is a source of hope for his own life and what is yet to come in America. I learned a lot reading this book, and even though the Trump presidency is over, the forces that allowed it are not, making this book as important as ever to read. Additionally, the art in this novel was very cool. I'd never seen this style of pictures with drawing cut-outs before in a graphic novel.
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